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Irish Mirror
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Tyler Diamini, 16, and Mohamed Uddin, 17

Football's black referees still being shut out of the game due to racism

Football's black referees are being shut out of the game despite the sport’s claim to be addressing racism.

No black or Asian referee has taken charge of a Premier League game since 2008 when Sheffield official Uriah Rennie took charge of his final game in the top flight.

Now football’s black officials are speaking out in the hope that change will finally come.

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