Soccer / Football · BBC Sport

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

Published by BBC Sport on September 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM ET

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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