Posted: 3/28/2011 5:37:30 PM EDT
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How prevalent is football violence these days?
Is it still widespread, or just isolated incidents? |
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It's a lot worse than people think. There is the violence that goes with some of the higher end matches that we always hear about, but then there is the violence and abuse that goes on at small club, Sunday league and even childrens football.
It's not uncommon for the referee to come under sustained attack and I've heard if several school matches where the parents have threatened the referee or even assaulted them. It seems that the widespread lack of respect is endemic I'm football Contrast that with the exceptionally good behaviour of rugby and it makes you wonder what has gone wrong with football |
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Quoted: That's because the violence in Rugby takes place on the pitch. The crowd don't need to get involved.It's a lot worse than people think. There is the violence that goes with some of the higher end matches that we always hear about, but then there is the violence and abuse that goes on at small club, Sunday league and even childrens football. It's not uncommon for the referee to come under sustained attack and I've heard if several school matches where the parents have threatened the referee or even assaulted them. It seems that the widespread lack of respect is endemic I'm football Contrast that with the exceptionally good behaviour of rugby and it makes you wonder what has gone wrong with football |
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Overall, the organised violence in football that we had in the 1980's /1990's has declined in UK.
Funky touched on one area of violence that does seem to have increased around minor league & youth football. I've seen this firsthand myself. Referees making perectly good decisions & having parents shouting abuse at them, pushing etc. This is still rife imho. |
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Overall, the organised violence in football that we had in the 1980's /1990's has declined in UK. Funky touched on one area of violence that does seem to have increased around minor league & youth football. I've seen this firsthand myself. Referees making perectly good decisions & having parents shouting abuse at them, pushing etc. This is still rife imho. Perhaps the parents are ex-football hooligans just keeping their hands in................. 
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Overall, the organised violence in football that we had in the 1980's /1990's has declined in UK. Funky touched on one area of violence that does seem to have increased around minor league & youth football. I've seen this firsthand myself. Referees making perectly good decisions & having parents shouting abuse at them, pushing etc. This is still rife imho. Perhaps the parents are ex-football hooligans just keeping their hands in................. 
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oddly enough soccer is free from violence.