A soccer fan plucked from the crowd to officiate an FA Cup match couldn’t cheer when his team scored
Associated PressWOLVERHAMPTON, England — A fan of English soccer club Wolverhampton was unable to celebrate his team’s late winner in an FA Cup replay — because he’d been plucked from the crowd to stand in as a match official. Bennett, a qualified referee at youth level, said he was given a “crash course” on how to work the substitutes’ board and dealt with questions from members of the Brentford staff in a tense end to the match at Molineux. Brentford’s Neal Maupay, left, and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Max Kilman battle for the ball during the English FA Cup third round replay soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford at the Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. “Inside I’m screaming, thinking, ‘I’m off to the Hawthorns in less than two weeks.’ I thought, ‘I’m the only Wolves fan in here not celebrating.’” Bennett had to be up early for work on Wednesday but still spent time in the referees’ room after the match.
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