FAI condemns latest attack on match official

FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill said he has been in touch with the referee, who was officiating for the NEFL on Thursday. Picture: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Separate investigations have been launched by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and gardaí into an assault on a referee during a soccer match in Co Louth, which left him requiring hospital treatment.
FAI chief executive Jonathan Hill said he has been in touch with the referee, who was officiating for the North Eastern Football League (NEFL) on Thursday.