Although football remains England’s national sport, a shortage of referees threatens its future, with match officials quitting in their droves as a climate of abuse infects all levels of the game.
I wouldn't say so, mainly because there is abuse (and bad apples) in every sport everywhere.
I think the relevant point is asking why there is a difference between sport x and sport y. In rugby union's example, disciplinary cases are much more transparent - you can just browse through previous hearings on the RFU's website.
Those reports are very interesting because there seems (anecdotally at least) to be a far lower tolerance level for dissent -) abuse. For a million different reasons, there is a major divergence in how each sport deals with problems - which probably reinforces a 'culture' either way.
Thank you for taking the time to read the piece and comment, Alexander.
The comparison to rugby is intriguing, I wonder if the different player bases makes a difference?
I wouldn't say so, mainly because there is abuse (and bad apples) in every sport everywhere.
I think the relevant point is asking why there is a difference between sport x and sport y. In rugby union's example, disciplinary cases are much more transparent - you can just browse through previous hearings on the RFU's website.
Those reports are very interesting because there seems (anecdotally at least) to be a far lower tolerance level for dissent -) abuse. For a million different reasons, there is a major divergence in how each sport deals with problems - which probably reinforces a 'culture' either way.
Thank you for taking the time to read the piece and comment, Alexander.