The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has confirmed that referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38.
Dieperink had refereed in professional football since 2011, taking charge of 284 matches, and had officiated in the Eredivisie, the top flight of Dutch football, since 2017.
The KNVB said his death as “a great loss” in a statement.
In May, Dieperink was dropped by FIFA as a VAR official for this summer’s World Cup after he was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in April following allegations of sexual assault against an underage boy in London.