Match officials often face a torrent of abuse from angry players and on some occasions the attacks can turn violent.
Match officials often face a torrent of abuse from angry players and on some occasions the attacks can turn violent.
Hundreds of soccer matches at club and national team level have been fixed in a global betting scam run from Singapore, police said on Monday, in a blow to the image of the world’s most popular sport and a multi-billion dollar industry.
UEFA wants the International Board, the game’s law-making body, to postpone Thursday’s expected decision authorising goalline technology and start further debate on the matter, general secretary Gianni Infantino said on Saturday.