{"id":298969,"date":"2023-11-28T21:26:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=298969"},"modified":"2023-11-28T21:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T21:26:46","slug":"fifas-pierluigi-collina-backs-mail-sports-stop-the-abuse-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/fifas-pierluigi-collina-backs-mail-sports-stop-the-abuse-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA&apos;s Pierluigi Collina backs Mail Sport&apos;s Stop the Abuse campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina backs Mail Sport&#8217;s Stop Abusing Referees campaign as a &#8216;very good initiative&#8217;&#8230; after labelling the treatment of officials &#8216;a cancer that kills football&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Pierluigi Collina has thrown his support behind Mail Sport&#8217;s campaign<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>FIFA&#8217;s Collina labelled the abuse of referees 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&#8217;s refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has backed the Daily Mail&#8217;s campaign to stop fans and players abusing match officials, which he described as &#8216;a cancer that kills football.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old, who was voted the world&#8217;s best referee six years in a row and took charge of the 2002 World Cup final before joining FIFA&#8217;s refereeing committee, praised our Stop the Abuse campaign for highlighting a problem he believes will drive youngsters in particular away from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The abuse of referees is a cancer, it&#8217;s one of the worst things you can see in football,&#8217; Collina told Mail Sport. &#8216;I think every activity and every campaign aimed at protecting referees, particularly at grassroots level, is welcome.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;FIFA is very grateful to the Daily Mail and happy for the attention given to this problem, which is a worldwide problem. We all need to take action to do something, as without action we will face big problems in the future.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Collina is particularly concerned about the abuse of referees at grassroots level, which he said is leading to a shortage of officials all over the world. The Italian expressed concern at stories of verbal and physical abuse suffered by youngsters on the pitch which he fears will lead to parents curbing their involvement in football.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341701-12801667-image-a-3_1701202675267.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has backed Mail Sport&#8217;s Stop the Abuse campaign<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78341707-12801667-image-a-2_1701202596132.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Abuse directed at referees is on the rise and is becoming a growing concern<\/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>&#8216;It&#8217;s a shame that young referees in particular are verbally abused and even physically abused in their matches,&#8217; he said. &#8216;It&#8217;s difficult to understand why a youngster would decide to become a referee in these circumstances, or why their parents would let their son or daughter become a referee today.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At grassroots level referees are only there to help people play football, to give them the opportunity to play together, spend time together and to learn some values from football that could be important to their futures as human beings, not as professional footballers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I repeat, this is a very good initiative. At FIFA we are very happy that the Daily Mail are putting focus on this issue. We all have to do something to find solutions. What is happening today is not acceptable.&#8217;<\/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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/28\/20\/78334387-0-image-a-1_1701202323618.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Managerial bookings have quadrupled this season, with Erik ten Hag serving a touchline ban in Man United&#8217;s last match against Everton<\/p>\n<p>Collina&#8217;s concerns echo those at the Daily Mail, who launched a campaign highlighting the abuse of grassroots referees after two young officials shared their shocking experiences on the It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Rhys Baldwin took the decision to quit refereeing in April after 11 years. The 25-year-old explained how he had knives pulled on him and his car keyed in response to refereeing decisions he made in matches. Another referee George Sleigh quit after suffering a broken jaw from a player he had sent off in a five-a-side match.<\/p>\n<p>The FA also backed the campaign last week and most of the 20 Premier League managers have conceded that their behaviour towards referees needs to improve, a view supported by the statistics. Managerial bookings for dissent have almost quadrupled this season compared to the previous campaign, whilst bookings shown to players have more than doubled.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Referees are the lifeblood of our game,&#8217; a spokesperson said. &#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-12801667\/FIFA-refereeing-chief-Pierluigi-Collina-backs-Mail-Sports-Stop-Abuse-campaign-good-initiative-labelling-treatment-officials-cancer-kills-football.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina backs Mail Sport&#8217;s Stop Abusing Referees campaign as a &#8216;very good initiative&#8217;&#8230; 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