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Tom Victor

Referee suspended for watching footage on his phone to disallow goal

A referee has been suspended by the Egyptian FA after using his mobile phone to review footage of an in-game incident.

Mohamed Farouk was the man in the middle for a second-tier game between Suez SC and Al-Nasr, when the latter thought they had scored a late goal to make it 2-2. VAR was not in place for the game, but footage appeared to show the official looking back at the incident on a phone.

The goal was eventually disallowed, with Suez going on to add a third goal during time added on after the delay. Farouk has paid the price, though, with the country's FA confirming his ban.

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