Steve Goddard is a former head of refereeing for the

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(SAFA), originally from

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Early life

Goddard participated in many events with Welsh choirs and had also worked as a

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Playing career

Goddard played for New Mill in the Huddersfield District League in the 1960s.

FIFA's fraud case

In 2016 Steve Goddard along with Adeel Carelse and Leslie Sedibe were suspended by

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for violating rules of "conduct, loyalty and disclosure, cooperation and reporting". More specifically Steve Goddard was banned for 2 years for his alleged involvement in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goddard, Steve Living people South African referees and umpires Year of birth missing (living people)