Calls for stronger punishments after alleged assault of Khodr Yaghi during amateur game in Padstow
Local referee associations have warned that an alleged violent attack at a suburban football match in
Rodrigo Martins, the president of the Canterbury Referees Association, said 75 local referees quit last season with 90% citing the verbal abuse they received on the pitch. He said some were concerned the verbal abuse could lead to physical harm. One referee, who has managed games in south-west Sydney for 25 years, agreed that leagues needed to take much stronger action against abuse and dissent.
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