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Mark Harris: We must all find solution to abuse

“You f*****g s**g” – is it really acceptable to shout that at another human being at a football match? It’s an important question because that’s what a female referee was called last Saturday during a Step 4 match.

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“You f*****g s**g” – is it really acceptable to shout that at another human being at a football match? It’s an important question because that’s what a female referee was called last Saturday during a Step 4 match.
Like any workplace, nobody should be subject to abuse like this. For the referee involved, this was her workplace.
So what exempts football from the law of the land?
As widely reported, the incident led to the abandonment of the match. The clubs involved responded immediately and superbly, in my view. There is nothing else ...

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