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Arbitrator Rob Dieperink Arrested in London, Charges of Assault on 17-Year-Old Boy Dismissed

Summary by Algemeen Dagblad
Referee Rob Dieperink was accused in April of assaulting a 17-year-old boy in London. He was serving as VAR there at the time during the European match between Crystal Palace and Fiorentina. Dieperink was arrested at his hotel, but the case in England was ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence. Despite this, he is not going to the World Cup. Dieperink will not be the VAR for NEC-Go Ahead on Sunday due to the impact of the case.

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Rob Dieperink was arrested in England last month following the Conference League match between Crystal Palace and Fiorentina.

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Referee Rob Dieperink was accused in April of assaulting a 17-year-old boy in London. He was serving as VAR there at the time during the European match between Crystal Palace and Fiorentina. Dieperink was arrested at his hotel, but the case in England was ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence. Despite this, he is not going to the World Cup. Dieperink will not be the VAR for NEC-Go Ahead on Sunday due to the impact of the case.

·Amersfoort, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Dutch referee and international Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Rob Dieperink was arrested in London last month on suspicion of assaulting a 17-year-old minor and two other offenses. According to correspondence between Dieperink's English lawyer and the London police, seen by De Telegraaf, the three charges were dismissed due to a lack of evidence.

Referee Rob Dieperink was accused in April of assaulting a 17-year-old boy in London. He was serving as VAR there at the time during the European match between Crystal Palace and Fiorentina. Dieperink was arrested at his hotel, but the case in England was ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence. Despite this, he is not going to the World Cup. Dieperink will not be the VAR for NEC-Go Ahead on Sunday due to the impact of the case.

·Nijmegen, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Referee Rob Dieperink was accused in April of assaulting a 17-year-old boy in London. He was serving as VAR there at the time during the European match between Crystal Palace and Fiorentina. Dieperink was arrested at his hotel, but the case in England was ultimately dismissed due to lack of evidence. Despite this, he is not going to the World Cup. Dieperink will not be the VAR for NEC-Go Ahead on Sunday due to the impact of the case.

Striking World Cup news in the category: striking. Referee Rob Dieperink will not be going to the World Cup as VAR because he was arrested in April on suspicion of assaulting a 17-year-old boy in England, where he was for the Crystal Palace-Fiorentina match in the Conference League. The charges were overturned following intervention by the VAR and have since been dropped, which is sufficient reason for the KNVB to allow him to continue working, …

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geenstijl.nl broke the news on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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