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👥 Hear more about Referee Abuse, from our Ref Abuse feature in @DailyMirror, featuring Whistle Academy Director @SJRichards79 and @FAWales Referee Recruitment and Retention Officer, @johnbebeebryant; 👇

🔗 https://t.co/yfCjm4ManJ

#StopRefAbuse | https://t.co/To2A0QqZpq

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👉 We are taking a break from socials and newsletters this Christmas.

Our site https://t.co/To2A0QqZpq will remain accessible and free to access for both new and returning members, although it will not be updated with new content.

See you again soon,
the Whistle Academy Team.

[Liverpool Business Houses Football League @BusinessHouses2]

****LEAGUE STATEMENT*****

After discussion with all referees in the business house league it has been voted by the majority to stage a refusal to officiate the foreseeable future. We as a committee fully back this decision.

No further comment will be made.

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↩️ Last week, we announced our episode on The Accelerate Sport Podcast, as we chatted with International Referee Cheryl Foster.

🗣️ #Welsh referee 'Fozzy' chatted about her career as a female #referee in both the men's and women's game.

👂 Listen here: https://t.co/jlmvMNYvMy

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🎙️ PODCAST 🎙️

📻 We are excited to announce our podcast episode with International referee @cheryl_foster8, in partnership with @SportAccelerate

🎧 'The Accelerate Sport Podcast' is available to listen to via your preferred podcast providers.

🎵 Listen: https://t.co/jlmvMNXXX0

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🎙️ PODCAST 🎙️

📻 We are excited to announce our podcast episode in partnership with @SportAccelerate

🗣️ We sit down with Cheryl Foster. Once an International Footballer, now one of the most prominent female officials in world football.

🎵 Listen: https://t.co/jlmvMNXXX0

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👉 Let's meet "team one", the match officials chosen to officiate the #WorldCup tournament in Qatar!

📝 Read the complete in-depth list and find out a little bit about each match official

🔗 https://t.co/Y0OyAI4H5T

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❓ Which made @cheryl_foster8 more nervous? Her first game as a player, or her first game as a #referee?

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🇺🇦 Mariia Zobenko was officiating in Ukraine when the outbreak of war turned her life upside down; now she dreams of running out at a #WorldCup in the future.

🏆 Read more from Mariia, in conversation with The Scottish FA: https://t.co/EZlFb7cn8l

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🤩 Who's excited for the #WorldCup to kick off? 🏆

🤝 FIFA President Gianni Infantino personally welcomes Qatar Officials ahead of the tournament starting 20th November.

📰 Read the full story: https://t.co/3BYyysWs5X

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Blackburn-born official Ben Toner has been appointed for the #Championship game between Huddersfield Town and Swansea City tomorrow.

🔜 It will be his first game in the Championship since he started his #EFL career in the 2014/2015 season.

Best of luck, Ben!

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Just over a month to go! £5 in advance get in touch for details open to all referees in wales @JackReaFfwt @FAWales @NoelMooney13

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😅 @cheryl_foster8 tells us how nervous she felt in her first game as a match official. Little did she know she'd eventually become one of the best female #referees in the world!

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🇫🇯 Female #football #referee Lonisa Dilioni believes nothing can stop her from achieving her dreams of reaching the top!

📰 Read more: https://t.co/P6JjONbNMT

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↩️ Referee Bobby Madley returned to officiating in the #PremierLeague this weekend, more than four years after he was sacked. He took charge of the weekend's fixture between #Brentford and #Wolves.

🗣️ Read what Madley had to say here: https://t.co/J89LUKabct

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👉 Kasey Badger became the first female #referee to officiate in a Rugby League World Cup game last week

🤝 After officiating #Tonga's victory over #Wales last Monday, Badger hopes more young girls will be inspired to follow in her footsteps.

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Which one of you is this?👀

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When you go as a ref for Halloween 😂

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💰Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been fined £30,000 by the Football Association following his sending-off during his side's 1-0 win against Manchester City on 16 October.

Klopp was dismissed after berating a referee's assistant when a foul was not given for his side

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❓ Why did @cheryl_foster8 decide to become a referee? We hear from Fozzy herself about her beginnings in refereeing and her next adventure.

😀 Are you feeling inspired? Sign up to our online community of referees over on https://t.co/To2A0QqZpq to kickstart your journey.

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😄 "𝐈'𝐦 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭."

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cheryl Foster is honoured to be considered one of Wales' most recognisable #referees.

👏 A testament to @cheryl_foster8's career so far!

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⚒️ West Ham's Michail Antonio says #VAR has "made refereeing worse" as #referees now have "something to fall back on."

❓ What do you think?