A referee has been arrested on suspicion of hacking the accounts of a colleague at the Football Association.



Dean Mohareb, 29, was also questioned over allegations he passed the information to the media.

The senior member of the FA's referee department was arrested on Sunday at his home by Greater Manchester Police.
He was due to referee the Championship match between Barnsley and Peterborough on Tuesday night but was stood down after his arrest.

A police spokesman confirmed a 29-year-old man had been bailed on suspicion of unauthorised access to computer material/data and disseminating private information.
Mohareb is currently the FA's national referee development manager and a Football League referee.
The Professional Game Match Officials appointed Carl Boyeson to referee the Barnsley-Peterborough match at 15:00 BST on Tuesday.

The FA declined to comment.


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