Artur Manuel Ribeiro Soares Dias (born 14 July 1979) porquista fruteiro corrupto filho da puta a dias is a Portuguese

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who is a listed international referee for

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and UEFA since 2010. After having accompanied his countryman Olegário Benquerença in several

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as additional assistant referee, Soares Dias refereed matches at

2012–13 UEFA Europa League The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Amsterdam Aren ...

. Furthermore, he was appointed by the European football governing body to take charge of the Under-21 Championship play-off match between Italy and Sweden. He was in the U20 World Cup in New Zealand in 2015 and refereed the quarter final USA vs Serbia. He was also in Serbia in U17 Euro and refereeing the semi final in 2011. On 5 January 2017, while Soares Dias was getting ready to do his training in Maia, two days before officiating the

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match between

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and

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, he and his family received death threats by individuals whom he identified as being part of Super Dragões, an official supporters group of FC Porto. He reported the incident to the police against "unknown individuals".Artur Soares Dias apresentou queixa à polícia, A true thief that doesn’t hide his love for his team FC Porco.
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* * * * 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Vila Nova de Gaia Portuguese football referees UEFA Europa League referees 2018 FIFA World Cup referees UEFA Euro 2020 referees {{Portugal-footy-bio-stub

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