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Presumably as retribution for a couple of iffy decisions, RKC Waalwijk midfielder Jeff Stan took his opportunity to hack down the referee from behind with a picture-perfect, double-footed tackle against NEC Nijmegen on Sunday afternoon and make it al...

A Utah teen accused of punching a soccer referee who later died was charged Wednesday with homicide by assault, a count issued when an attack unintentionally causes death.

A Utah prosecutor says he plans to decide within a day or two what charges to file against a teenager accused of punching a soccer referee who later died after slipping into a coma.

On the short, sharp blast of the referee's whistle, bedlam broke out amongst the Everton fans. Hugs, high-fives, clenched fists raised in the air. It was a celebration worthy of a title-winning performance; of a 90 minutes which finally ended the Blu...

A Utah soccer referee who slipped into a coma after being punched by a teenage player during a game a week ago died Saturday night, police said.

When MLS and the U.S. Soccer Federation teamed up last year to form the Professional Referee Organization (PRO), it was done with the intent of putting programs in place to improve the standard of refereeing in the U.S. and Canada. Yet the initiative...

A longtime Utah soccer referee is in a coma after being punched by a teenage player unhappy with one of his calls during a weekend game, and his family says they're hoping for the man's miraculous recovery and want justice for him.

A Salt Lake City man who was serving as a referee in a recreational soccer game in Taylorsville is in critical condition after being punched by a teenager.

Major League Soccer's referees and their assistants are unionizing.

The Hillsborough Stadium disaster, the Boston Marathon bombing, and the facts about how we experience and understand tragedy.

Burkinabe referee Ouangraoua Moumouni was only 38-years old. He was a regular officiator in the country's Ligue 1. During a fitness test, he collapsed on the pitch and was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. His body underwent an autopsy but his ...

Indonesian striker Pieter Rumaropen is currently staring down the barrel of a significantly large ban after putting a referee in hospital with a left-hook for having the temerity to award a penalty against his team, Persiwa Wamena. Periswa were ti...

A Kenyan soccer referee has filed a lawsuit, contending a coach ran onto the field to protest a call and grabbed his testicles -- an attack that he says left him impotent.

Referee Martin Wekesa Wamalwa is suing the Kenyan football federation after being subjected to a very specific kind of physical assault during a game between local rivals Admiral and Sparki Youth back in September 2012. Unlike the video above, a ball...

Despite the nervous finale to their 3-2 defeat to Rubin Kazan, Chelsea were good value for their passage through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League. The last 20 minutes might have slightly raised the anxiety levels amongst Chelsea suppor...

Sunday's home defeat to Atalanta has yet again sparked fury from everyone involved with Inter over what has been in the past called an 'anti-Inter' bias from referees. The day after the incident Nerazzurri captain Javier Zanetti was asked about the p...