Jerome Kelvyn Damon (born 4 April 1972) is a retired

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. He was voted

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in 2004–05 and 2008–09. An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the

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, and was a referee at the

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and

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. He was preselected as a referee for the

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.List of prospective 2010 FIFA World Cup referees
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References

1972 births Living people South African soccer referees Sportspeople from Cape Town Cape Coloureds 2010 FIFA World Cup referees {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub