bɹˈaɪnz hɐdbɪn ɐ ɹˌɛfɚɹˈiː sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd wʌzɐ fˈiːfəlˈɪstᵻd ɹˌɛfɚɹˈiː fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː; æz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, haʊˈɛvɚ, hiː wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɔnðə fˈiːfə lˈɪst, hˌævɪŋ ɹˈiːtʃt ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt ˈeɪdʒ ʌv fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
Brines had been a referee since 1989 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2003; as of 2013, however, he was no longer included on the FIFA list, having reached the international retirement age of 45.