For more than a decade, Rob Dieperink quietly built a career in football by making decisions that rarely drew attention. The Dutch referee worked his way through the country's domestic leagues before earning appointments at some of the biggest competitions in world football.

Voetbalscheidsrechter Rob Dieperink is op 38-jarige leeftijd overleden. De doodsoorzaak is nog niet bekend.

Top Dutch football referee Rob Dieperink has died, aged 38, weeks after he was dropped from the World Cup over a sexual assault arrest in the United Kingdom.

Era stato escluso dai mondiali in seguito ad una presunta aggressione sessuale