Soccer referees agree return despite another match abandoned following abuse

Referees have agreed to return to football after intensive negotiations with leagues over their future safety within the game.
Soccer referees agree return despite another match abandoned following abuse

 

REFEREES have agreed to return to football after intensive negotiations with leagues over their future safety within the game.

The entire fixture schedule was cancelled over the weekend at two schoolboys/girls leagues following an escalation in violence and intimidation against match officials in Dublin.

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