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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2024 · 1H 11M

Mick Matthews - Why would you start refereeing at the age of 58?

from For Ref's Sake! - The podcast for football referees everywhere! · host Wayne Chalmers

At the age of 58, most officials are considering hanging up the whistle. But then we meet Mick Matthews. Mick's football career saw him banging in the goals at local level before becoming club assistant for Blisworth. A few years later he was tempted to take up the whistle legitimately and now spends most of his weekend supporting grassroots football from the middle of a football pitch. What inspired him to do this? Find out this week!

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At the age of 58, most officials are considering hanging up the whistle. But then we meet Mick Matthews. Mick's football career saw him banging in the goals at local level before becoming club assistant for Blisworth. A few years later he was...

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