Daniel Frazer Bennett (born 22 August 1976 in Dewsbury,

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) is an English-born

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n football referee. He was voted PSL Referee of the Season in 2000–01 and 2010–11 and has been an international referee since 2003.

Career

Bennett is a teacher at Mondeor Primary School in

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International

Bennett missed the 2014 FIFA World Cup due to injury. In June 2019, Bennett announced he would retire from international refereeing at the end of 2019.

References

1976 births Living people South African soccer referees South African people of English descent Sportspeople from Johannesburg South African schoolteachers Sportspeople from Dewsbury 20th-century South African educators 21st-century South African educators {{SouthAfrica-footy-bio-stub