Stuart Dougal

Stuart Dougal (born November 6, 1962) is a Scottish football referee [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250420 Dougal's profile] at the website of the Scottish Football Association] who is on the FIFA international list. [http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_lists.cfm?viewcategory=5&curpageid=1161 List] of Scottish FIFA referees] He refereed the Scottish Cup final in 2004 and 2008 [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/3736209.stm|title=Larsson caps Celtic triumph|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-07-06] [Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7392130.stm|title=Dougal to ref Scottish Cup final|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2008-05-17]

Controversies

In March 2004 Dougal was fined £200 by the Scottish Football Association for using foul and abusive language towards Christian Nerlinger of Rangers. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3526837.stm Article about the fine] on BBC Sport]

His controversial [http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=411985 Article covering the match] on goal.com] dismissal [http://video.uefa.com/video/competitions/euro/season=2008/round=2241/match=83881/vod_popup.html Match highlights] on uefa.com. Watch at 01:14 for the dismissal.] of a Hungarian player (Zoltán Gera) in a 2008 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Turkey brought him media attention again. This happened less than two months before his 45th birthday, the age limit for refereeing international matches. [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/news/Kind=8192/newsId=296389.html UEFA.com] article on referees' age limit]

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