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Top 10 Worst Referee Decisions in History
From Maradona's Hand of God to the 2019 NFC Championship no-call, these are the 10 worst referee decisions in sports history — the blown calls, missed handballs, and phantom flags that changed championships and still spark arguments today. Vote on which one was the most unforgivable, and tell us what we missed in the comments.
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