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22 days ago
The FA Cup final assistant ref whose life was turned upside down by tumour discovery
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. BBC Sport is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 23:50 UTC. The headline in use is “The FA Cup final assistant ref whose life was turned upside down by tumour discovery”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Dan Robathan tells BBC Newsbeat how his career as a Premier League assistant referee was brought to an end by the discovery of spinal tumours.
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The FA Cup final assistant ref whose life was turned upside down by tumour discovery
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