{"id":296498,"date":"2023-11-28T18:26:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296498"},"modified":"2023-11-28T18:26:18","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:26:18","slug":"fifa-refereeing-chief-pierluigi-collina-condemns-rise-in-referee-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/fifa-refereeing-chief-pierluigi-collina-condemns-rise-in-referee-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse as &#8216;the CANCER that kills football&#8217;&#8230; as plans are approved to trial sin bins in bid to improve behaviour towards officials<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Football chiefs discussed the abuse of referees at an IFAB meeting on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>FIFA&#8217;s Pierluigi Collina labelled the abuse as &#8216;the cancer that kills football&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pressure is easing on Man United boss Erik ten Hag: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has hit out at the rise in abuse directed at officials.<\/p>\n<p>The International Football Association Board (IFAB) met for crunch talks in London on Tuesday to discuss the laws of the game and whether any changes were necessary.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Collina spoke about his concerns with the way that referees are being treated and stated that &#8216;this might be the cancer that kills football&#8217; unless it is stamped out.<\/p>\n<p>Collina and his colleagues hope to improve behaviour towards officials by trialling 10-minute sin bins at the higher levels of professional football.<\/p>\n<p>Plans for the trial were approved on Tuesday, with the sin bins to be implemented for &#8216;dissent and specific tactical offences&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78334197-12800867-image-a-10_1701191327679.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Abuse directed at referees is on the rise, and is causing concerns for football chiefs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78334187-12800867-image-a-11_1701191371799.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has labelled referee abuse &#8216;the cancer that kills football&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78334193-12800867-image-a-12_1701191408687.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten-minute sin bins are set to be trialled to try and improve behaviour towards referees. This will also mean only captains can approach the referee in &#8216;certain major situations&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78080051-12800867-Mail_Sport_has_launched_a_campaign_to_stop_the_abuse_of_referees-a-1_1701191051184.jpg\" height=\"291\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has launched a campaign to stop the abuse of referees to help boost the game<\/p>\n<p>It was also agreed that captains will be the only ones permitted to approach the referee in &#8216;certain major situations&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Collina&#8217;s comments come in the wake of Mail Sport&#8217;s campaign to kick out the mistreatment of referees after two young grassroots officials opened up on the It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast about the physical and verbal abuse they have received during their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Rhys Baldwin took the decision to quit refereeing in April after 11 years. The 25-year-old shockingly explained how he had knives pulled on him and his car keyed in response to refereeing decisions he made in matches.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow former referee George Sleigh, who quit after suffering a broken jaw from a player he had sent off in a five-a-side match, believes behaviours must change at the top but also at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78109683-12800867-Rhys_Baldwin_is_a_young_referee_who_quit_after_being_subjected_t-a-2_1701191085800.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78109681-12800867-George_Sleigh_also_quit_from_officiated_due_to_the_same_circumst-a-3_1701191085811.jpg\" height=\"506\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Rhys Baldwin (left) and George Sleigh are two young referees who have quit due to abuse<\/p>\n<h3>GET IN TOUCH\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>We want to hear from refs who have been abused &#8211; or parents who have witnessed atrocious behaviour on the touchline<\/p>\n<p>Email us at:\u00a0IAKO@dailymail.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>The treatment of referees has been brought into sharp focus at the highest level of the game in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino both served touchline bans over the weekend after accumulating three yellow cards this season for dissent.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was also charged for his comments following his side&#8217;s 1-0 defeat by Newcastle earlier this month, where he labelled the officiating for the Magpies&#8217; winning goal &#8216;a disgrace&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Brighton skipper Lewis Dunk was shown a straight red card during his team&#8217;s 3-2 win against Nottingham Forest on Saturday for his use of inappropriate language towards referee Anthony Taylor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78334387-12800867-image-a-13_1701191497114.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag watched Man United&#8217;s latest match from the stands after being given a touchline ban\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/17\/78328483-12800867-Sin_bins_are_set_to_be_trialled_in_professional_football_Lewis_D-a-4_1701191117425.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brighton captain Lewis Dunk was shown a straight red card on Saturday for the language he used towards referee Anthony Taylor<\/p>\n<p>The England international is set to serve a two-match ban for his conduct at the City Ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Statistics revealed as part of Mail Sport&#8217;s campaign show how offences for dissent have more than doubled among players and almost quadrupled among coaches in English football this season, when compared to last term.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport&#8217;s campaign to stop referee abuse has been backed by the FA who stated last week: &#8216;Referees are the lifeblood of our game&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We support the Daily Mail campaign to encourage and promote respect towards them,&#8217; an FA spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12800867\/FIFA-refereeing-chief-Pierluigi-Collina-condemns-rise-referee-abuse-CANCER-kills-football.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse as &#8216;the CANCER that kills football&#8217;&#8230; as plans are approved to trial sin bins in <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/fifa-refereeing-chief-pierluigi-collina-condemns-rise-in-referee-abuse\/\" title=\"FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/fifa-refereeing-chief-pierluigi-collina-condemns-rise-in-referee-abuse\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina condemns rise in referee abuse as &#8216;the CANCER that kills football&#8217;&#8230; 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