'We need zero tolerance' - Soccer referee quits amid abuse and threats at underage game

A young soccer referee has announced he will no longer referee games after he was threatened last Saturday during an under-13 game in Kildare.

'We need zero tolerance' - Soccer referee quits amid abuse and threats at underage game

A young soccer referee has announced he will no longer referee games after he was threatened last Saturday during an under-13 game in Kildare.

Harry McCann told RTE radio’s Today with Sean O’Rourke show that the incident on Saturday was the latest in a series going back months.

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