Prince William tries his hand at refereeing as part of a campaign to increase diversity in officiating

SWNS

The Prince of Wales visited a referee training course at Sporting Khalsa FC in Willenhall, West Midlands, UK, on Tuesday (March 11).   This was William's first engagement since becoming patron of the Football Association (FA).

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00:00No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

00:3008. Real Madrid v Real Madrid

00:4009. Real Madrid v Real Madrid

00:501, 2 you've had a few.

01:50Yeah, we've only been here for a few years.

01:52They're level 7 or level 8, and then go 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and then...

01:57The numbers are quite confusing, but essentially they've become a trainee referee, then a junior referee, then a senior county referee.

02:02So what's a prim referee? What's that?

02:04A peak at level 1, but that's assumed.

02:07You start at 15, right?

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