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Gavin Sartain recieves coveted FIFA badge |
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Written by Kevin Bryant
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011 |
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A hugely proud day for Gavin Sartain, back row left, a huge leap from refereeing futsal on Second Avenue to achieving FIFA recognition.
Gavin is also a great 11v11 referee and is making great strides along that ladder.
When asked what Gavin's key strengths are, I have to say, dedication, dedication, dedication.A lesson to us all.
Watch out for the assistant referees receiving their FIFA badges - you might notice them on Premier League duty.
FIFA recognises linesman skills, now called assistant referees, as a skill that compliments referee skills in their own right. Note that no football referees received that coveted 2011 call to FIFA, and probable World Cup duty.
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Gavin Sartain (Futsal), Lisa Rashid, Stuart Burt,
Simon Long and Adam Watts
(assistant referees)
were formally welcomed on to the FIFA officials'
list.
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