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Uriah Rennie, the Premier League`s first Black referee, dies at 65

Mid-Day Monday, 9 June 2025 ()
The Jamaica-born official grew up in Sheffield, northern England, and oversaw hundreds of matches starting with his breakthrough appointment when Derby hosted Wimbledon in August 1997
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