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Investigation on Soccer Referees: A Narrative Review

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|Mar 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2082-8799 | Journal ISSN: 1899-1998
Language: English
Page range: 20 - 28
Submitted on: Aug 2, 2019
Accepted on: Nov 11, 2019
Published on: Mar 3, 2020
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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