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Promotor and collector of all things referee. My book & magazine collection: www.libib.com/u/benbalin Will do research too if you ask nicely 😉 Amateur mushroom photographer

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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 9h
Connections Puzzle #1208 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Wouldn’t know blue without looking them up. Which I did.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 9h
Wordle 1.930 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Feeling a bit blue and don’t know where to go to. Maybe I should go where fashion sits
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1207 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 A sequences round! Purple, that is
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wordle 1.929 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. Had a good stream, errr streak of three going. Oh well
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1206 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 A great purple group! Compliments to the makers 👍
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1.928 3/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. Only a toe in the water, not the whole way
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1205 🟪🟪🟪🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟦🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Once I had green, it was easier. Blue obviously very US-centric.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1.927 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. Or should I say ‘tree’?
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.maptap.gg September 27 99🔥 98🔥 99🔥 100🎯 100🎯 Final score: 995
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1204 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I started looking for clans but found dynasties
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wordle 1.926 3/6 🟨⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. About time. I’d been drifting away from low scores
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1203 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 That was cool!
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wordle 1.925 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. No songs or poems will be written about this
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most riveting thing I've seen all week
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1202 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Blue mostly in the US, I guess
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1.924 2/6 🟨⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Two. Not hiding my light under a bush
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1201 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟨🟪🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Bit early for Halloween groups
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wordle 1.923 5/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. So many options and an unclear mind. And why does that mind think of South American football all of a sudden?
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1200 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Suriname, every puzzle-maker’s dream
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wordle 1.922 6/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Six. A great number for multiplication purposes
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1199 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Distinct US-centrism in purple, rest was not very difficult
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wordle 1.921 4/6 🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Well, it’s not a cold rainy night
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Joop.nl @joop.nl · 20/09/2026
Francisco van Jole: Het grote verhaal past niet in de kleine journalistiek www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
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Het grote verhaal past niet in de kleine journalistiek - Joop - BNNVARA
Ons nieuwsdieet staat niet toe dat we grotere verbanden zien.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1198 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟪🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Buttons in yellow? Not so sure. Purple a little far-fetched
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wordle 1.920 5/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟩⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. If only someone could’ve notified me sooner
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Temple Balsall @templebalsall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.maptap.gg September 20 99🎯 99🎯 96🏅 95🏅 97🔥 Final score: 966
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1197 🟪🟩🟨🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟪🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 A rainbow 🌈 group again! You’re spoiling me, question setters! Not an easy one altogether
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wordle 1.919 4/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. My time in the limelight lies in the past
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1196 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Apparently, there was no sun in London when I was born
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wordle 1.918 3/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. No sleeping on the job today
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Leading the teams out, the #referee is Menachem Ashkenasi (Israel), accompanied by his linesmen Pierre Schwinte (France) on his left and Dr Karol Galba (then Czechoslovakia) on his right. The latter would officiate in the final as a linesman as well.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1195 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got hungry now
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wordle 1.917 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three but essentially two. Don’t let that be buried under a white blanket…
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Cesar Hernandez @cesarhfutbol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Furious fans, peeved parents and side gigs: Why would anyone want to be a ref? "It's never boring...it's I think freeing for me. It's one of those things where I truly enjoy and I feel most at peace when I'm out on the field." A view into the lives of officials www.espn.com/soccer/story...
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Furious fans, peeved parents and side gigs: Why would anyone want to be a ref?
Whether they're officiating the Premier League or under-12s, referees are often the least popular people on the pitch. So why do they do it?
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1194 🟨🟪🟦🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Yay, a rainbow 🌈 group! Still don’t know why tap is where it is
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wordle 1.916 4/6 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟩⬛🟩⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. At some point, it was all Greek to me!
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Back on my literary bullshit #SylviaPlath
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ik vind deze campagne erg belangrijk - doe je ook mee? actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/he...
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HET NATIONAAL ARCHIEF MAG NIET STOPPEN MET PUBLIEKE TAKEN!
Het Nationaal Archief is er niet alleen om documenten te bewaren. Het is ook een plek waar mensen terechtkunnen met vragen over hun familiegeschiedenis, hun afkomst of gebeurtenissen uit het verleden....
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Txgids.nl Natuurgids op Texel Ontdek de Texelse natuur! @txgids.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
ga naar het bos #BosStruûn
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1193 🟪🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 Phew, that was a tough one, especially blue. That requires deep knowledge. And I have a bit of an issue with one purple element
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wordle 1.915 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Five. My fate was hanging by a fine, thin line
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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Have you read this week's post yet? The best books about football in the former Communist Bloc ⭐ Check it out... Any I missed? (I hear 'We Play On' is good) #FootballBooks #BookSky outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-best-b...
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The Best Books About Football in the Former Communist Bloc
One of the most popular topics for the Outside Write podcast is the former Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe. Here are the best books on the region in English.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.maptap.gg September 15 100🎯 99🎯 98🎯 98🎯 93🏆 Final score: 968
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1192 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 Purple group very fitting today, for me anyway
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wordle 1.914 4/6 🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. Handled that matter-of-factly
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Connections Puzzle #1191 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 So no berries. Or things used to adorn drinks. Oh well
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Refereeing Books & More @refbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wordle 1.913 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Three. Nice colour scheme. Glad I got the yellow out, though
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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk · 13/09/2026
NEW POST 🗞️ The best books about football in the former Communist Bloc (1945-91) ⭐📚 Includes books by @jonawils.bsky.social @michaelwagg.bsky.social @chrisetchingham.bsky.social @betterredthandead.bsky.social and more... Any recommendations I should add? outsidewrite.substack.com/p/the-best-b...
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The Best Books About Football in the Former Communist Bloc
One of the most popular topics for the Outside Write podcast is the former Communist Bloc in Eastern Europe. Here are the best books on the region in English.
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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk · 12/09/2026
Have you downloaded this week's podcast on the golden era of #Uruguay (1918-30) with @martindacruz.bsky.social? 🇺🇾 🥇🥇🏆 Download/listen wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify link: open.spotify.com/episode/1Kvw... Taster...
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