Arnold Hunter
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| Born |
15 March 1980 Enniskillen | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Other occupation | http://www.fwrefs.co.uk/ | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| NIFL Premiership | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2011– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Arnold Hunter (born 15 March 1980) is a Northern Irish professional football referee.[1] He has been a full international for FIFA since 2011.[2]
Hunter became a referee following a playing career, in which he took part as a goalkeeper.[3] On 7 July 2011, Hunter made his European debut in a match between FC Lusitanos and NK Varaždin in a UEFA Europa League first qualifying round match.[4] His first international match was between Armenia and Malta on 7 June 2013. The match ended in a 0–1 win for Malta.[5] Hunter's first Europa League group stage appointment was for the match between Villarreal and Apollon Limassol in October 2014.[3]
Controversies
According to the Northern Irish newspaper Belfast Telegraph, Hunter made multiple heavily criticized referee decisions during a football game on 25 February 2016.[6] Belgian news companies L'Avenir and Sudinfo concurred with the Irish newspaper's negative assessment of Hunter's decisions during that game.[7]
References
- ^ "referee - Arnold Hunter - bio". WorldReferee.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Education & Technical - Referees by Association". FIFA.com. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Hunter enjoys first taste of the Europa League (From Impartial Reporter)". Impartialreporter.com. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "FC Lusitanos la Posa - NK Varaždin 0:1 (Europa League KW 2011/2012, 1e Ronde)". Voetbal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Armenia football team lost to Malta 0:1, 7 June 2013". Eu-football.info. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Beacom, Steven. "Belgian giants lambast Irish League ref Hunter". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20160225_00785843/olympiacos-anderlecht-les-erreurs-d-arbitrage-qui-irritent-les-mauves
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