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Renowned World Cup Referee and Expert Soccer (Football) Official Named SportsEdTV Senior Contributor

Published: 2021-04-26
Renowned World Cup Referee and Expert Soccer (Football) Official Named SportsEdTV Senior Contributor
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Miami, Florida Apr 25, 2021 - SportsEdTV has completed the appointment of Keith Hackett well known for his refereeing expertise on multiple World Cup soccer pitches as Senior Contributor to the worldwide leader in FREE online sports education

“When you consider that after his active career, Keith was appointed  English Premier League General Manager of the Professional Game Match Officials and later as Referee Ambassador for the Premier League, traveling the world to promote it, you’ll understand why we’re delighted to add him to our community of expert contributors,” said Robert Mazzucchelli, Founder, and Chairman of SportsEdTV.

Hackett was instrumental in Introducing to refereeing, sports sciences, sports psychology, nutrition, vision science, communication kits, pre-match warm-up procedures, and goal-line technology working with Hawkeye.

“Keith is counted among the top 100 referees of all time in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics, which speaks strongly about the expertise he’ll be sharing with our soccer community,” added Victor Bergonzoli, CEO of SportsEdTV.

Hackett’s first book was published in 1986, Hackett's Law; a Referee's Notebook!  He also authored Guide to Refereeing and continued providing answers for the cult classic cartoon quiz You Are The Ref, drawn by sports artist Paul Trevillion, which began in 1981.

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