The Brits really get worked up about what they call football. Port Vale fan runs referee off field at English soccer match
South American stadiums have the field surrounded by a moat, to protect the refs from the crowd. I'm wondering if the UK needs to adopt something like that.
A soccer referee literally ran for his life Saturday in a League One match in England.
It happened in the 89th minute of a clash between Port Vale and Portsmouth in what is the third-tier of English soccer.
Colby Bishop had scored a penalty one minute earlier to give Portsmouth a 1-0 lead.
That’s when a Port Vale fan took things into his own hands.
We complain about refs, we accuse the leagues of setting things up in advance to maximize ad revenue, but we don't usually chase the refs off the field.
Football hooligans. Doesn't seem to cover it. Third tier? This is like the minor leagues, and they are threatening peoples' lives. Civilization was nice while it lasted.
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