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Jumpei Iida

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Jumpei Iida (飯田 淳平, Iida Junpei, born 14 August 1981 in Odawara, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football referee. He has officiated matches in numerous international tournaments including EAFF Championship and AFC Cup.[1] Locally he has officiated regularly in the J. League. In 2012, he officiated in the English FA Cup and Professional Development League.[citation needed]

He broke the world record for the fastest red card decision in a professional league match on 15 April 2009, when he sent off Tokyo Verdy midfielder Tomo Sugawara 9 seconds into the match between Tokyo Verdy and Sagan Tosu.[2]

Iida also officiated the pre season friendly between Melbourne Victory and Liverpool in front of over 95,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Jumpei Iida - footballdatabase.eu
  2. ^ 東京V・菅原が世界最速!9秒で一発レッド [Sugawara of Tokyo Verdy gets world fastest red card in 9 seconds]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".