Violence against referees - a far too common occurrence in Europe

Thomas Webb

Press/Media: Research cited

Description

Coverage of a news story which references a 2018 study from the University of Portsmouth where referees were asked if they were either verbally or physically assaulted in at least every other game they officiated

Period	25 Nov 2019 → 19 May 2020

Media coverage

1

Media coverage

Title	Violence against referees - a far too common occurrence in Europe
Media name/outlet	Deutsche Welle TV
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Germany
Date	25/11/19
Description	News article referencing a 2018 study from Tom Webb where referees were asked if they were either verbally or physically assaulted in at least every other game they officiated
Producer/Author	Stefan Nestler
URL	https://www.dw.com/en/violence-against-referees-a-far-too-common-occurrence-in-europe/a-51374781
Persons	Thomas Webb

Media contributions

2

Media contributions

Title	Interview on talkSport
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	talkSPORT
Media type	Radio
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	19/05/20
Description	Tom Webb interviewed on his research on abuse and referees
URL	tiny.cc/tjblrz
Persons	Thomas Webb

Title	Does England Have a Problem with Violence...
Media name/outlet	Football Today
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	2/12/19
Description	Podcast featuring Tom Webb on why England has one of the worst records of referee abuse in Europe
URL	https://www.footballtodaypodcast.com/podcast/episode/27cc2004/does-england-have-a-problem-with-violence-against-referees
Persons	Thomas Webb