Soccer referees withdraw from officiating at Carrigaline club over 'abuse and threats'
Last August, the FAI launched a campaign in association with the ISRS, to promote respect for referees, and which highlighted the range of sanctions available to punish misconduct against a match official. File picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
Soccer referees have been withdrawn from all home games at a Cork club after a referee at a youth match was allegedly subjected to verbal abuse and “threats to his safety and life” from the pitch and sideline.
The abuse came from attendees including players and spectators during the game at Carrigaline United’s grounds at Ballea Park, the Irish Soccer Referees’ Society (ISRS) claimed. The referee abandoned the match and was forced to retreat to the safety of a dressing room, the society said.
