{"id":221472,"date":"2025-02-25T21:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-the-worlds-oldest-referee-be-from-swansea-itvnews-referee\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T21:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T21:04:54","slug":"could-the-worlds-oldest-referee-be-from-swansea-itvnews-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-the-worlds-oldest-referee-be-from-swansea-itvnews-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the world&#8217;s oldest referee be from Swansea? #itvnews #referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/C0CFiDjq4XU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could the world's oldest referee be from Swansea? #itvnews #referee\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C0CFiDjq4XU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ken Wright, who began refereeing in 1964, says he\u2019s taken charge of over 5,000 games throughout his career. 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