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- A group of grassroots football referees will refuse to officiate matches in a response to recent reports of abuse. The Cardiff Referees Association said it has "decided to take action" in the wake of an alleged assault on a referee at a match in Cardiff.
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4 days ago · The Cardiff Referees Association is hoping the action will "send a clear message". A group of grassroots football referees will refuse to officiate matches in a response to recent reports of abuse ...
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Jun 13, 2024 · As Euro 2024 kicks off, the governing body of European football is urgently trying to recruit thousands of new grassroots officials. Is football really in danger of running out of...
Mar 28, 2022 · Statistics suggest that grassroots referee abuse has reached a crisis point. Dr Tom Webb and Martin Cassidy, co-authors of the 2020 book Referees, Match Officials & Abuse found that 93.7% of football match officials had been physically or verbally abused during a match. Their research also highlighted that nine in ten referees said they had ...
Sep 17, 2021 · Calls for grassroots football referees to be respected have been made amid a sharp drop in people signing up to officiate matches in Kent.
