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24 September 2026

The FA Cup final assistant ref whose life was turned upside down by tumour discovery

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Source reporting: BBC Sport https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/sport/rss.xml

The FA Cup final assistant ref whose life was turned upside down by tumour discovery

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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