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Exclusive interview with soccer’s top referee yields scoops

By Rob Harris

Rob Harris, global soccer writer, for getting an exclusive interview with referee Mark Clattenburg, in which he talked about coping with errors, a racism investigation and being open to a move to China. http://apne.ws/2iMSYhg http://apne.ws/2jcFz0Z

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Piece1:https://apnews.com/15e5cc12146b47c5ad8bb27e726846f1/Referee-Mark-Clattenburg-would-consider-offer-from-China
Piece2:https://apnews.com/98da8d702c524693a1c922faecbd8517/AP-Interview:-Ref-Clattenburg-opens-up-on-coping-with-errors

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JAN. 6, 2017

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