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Media coverage
Title The show must go on but change is required in a game that still demonises those in the middle Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Independent.ie Media type Web Country/Territory Ireland Date 26/06/22 Description It is estimated that 10,000 referees have left the game in the past five years, many as a result of abuse and victimisation. URL https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/the-show-must-go-on-but-change-is-required-in-a-game-that-still-demonises-those-in-the-middle-41790819.html Persons Thomas Webb Title Casting referees as the fall guys still sullies the game Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet The Observer Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 26/06/22 Description A study by the University of Portsmouth found 93% of referees in English football have experienced abuse in their job, compared with just half of referees in the Netherlands. In the 2019-20 season – a season which was curtailed by the pandemic – the FA recorded 77 incidents of physical assault on a referee. Producer/Author Jonathan Liew URL https://printmonitoringservice.vuelio.co.uk/file/displaypdf?articleid=1983697&clientname=80796_UniversityofPortsmouth_PRINT&filename=548101472.pdf Persons Thomas Webb Title The cultural stigmatisation of referees is still relevant today Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Guardian Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 26/06/22 Description A study by the University of Portsmouth found 93% of referees in English football have experienced abuse in their job, compared with just half of referees in the Netherlands. In the 2019-20 season – a season curtailed by the pandemic – the FA recorded 77 incidents of physical assault on a referee. URL https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2022/jun/26/the-cultural-stigmatisation-of-referees-is-still-relevant-today Persons Thomas Webb Title The cultural stigmatisation of referees is still relevant today Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet News Cabal Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 26/06/22 Description A study by the University of Portsmouth found 93% of referees in English football have experienced abuse in their job, compared with just half of referees in the Netherlands. In the 2019-20 season – a season curtailed by the pandemic – the FA recorded 77 incidents of physical assault on a referee. URL https://www.newscabal.co.uk/the-cultural-stigmatisation-of-referees-is-still-relevant-today-jonathan-liew/ Persons Thomas Webb Title The cultural stigmatization of referees is still relevant today referee Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet German Daily News Media type Web Country/Territory Germany Date 26/06/22 Description An estimated 10,000 referees have left football in the last five years, many due to abuse and victimization. URL https://germanic.news/die-kulturelle-stigmatisierung-von-schiedsrichtern-ist-bis-heute-aktuell-schiedsrichter/ Persons Thomas Webb