ROME, June 21 (Reuters) - Referees in Italy will now receive the same legal protection as police officers and other public officials, Sports Minister Andrea Abodi said, to help curb a rise in cases of ...

NICOSIA, March 23 (Reuters) - There are few more hazardous occupations in world sport at the moment than being a referee in the Cypriot soccer league with officials on the Mediterranean island having ...

Match officials play an integral role in the beautiful game we call football. But what is not so beautiful about this game is the abuse that referees receive when officiating. Atletico Madrid striker ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – New legislation could bring stiffer penalties to people who attack referees or other officials at school sporting events, with supporters saying the bill provides sorely needed ...

Antonio Rudiger has been given a six-match ban for throwing an object at referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea during his side’s 3-2 Copa del Rey final defeat by Barcelona — but his Real Madrid ...

The French Football Federation (FFF) has announced that amateur referees will soon be equipped with body-worn cameras during high-risk fixtures, as part of a wider push to combat the growing number of ...

Former Liga referee Alfonso Perez Burrull has launched a stinging attack on Gerard Pique, accusing the Barcelona defender of inciting violence towards match officials. Pique found himself in the ...

Top soccer officials in the Netherlands are potentially planning to abolish the offside rule at the amateur level of the game. The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) claims that the move could ...

A SAFA Limpopo match between Musina United and Phalaborwa United was abandoned after a referee was attacked by a supporter.

During a Colombian soccer game, a female referee was slapped by a player who gave a red card. Referee Vanessa Ceballos approached the bench of replacement players in the 21st minute of the second half ...

Hot Slap!! Kano Pillars chairman, Alhaji Jambul turns into Tyson Fury with knockout punch to assistant referee Kano Pillars chairman Alhaji Jambul punch assistant referee T Tosin Abayomi Follow There ...