He went to the Atlanta Paralympics in 1996 as a volunteer referee … Join Facebook to connect with Paul Field and others you may know. Rebecca Welch made history on Monday afternoon by becoming the first ever female to referee a Football League match at Harrogate vs Port Vale. BoxRec.com uses cookies to make the site simpler. Field was keen to stress this proposal was about all match officials, not just football referees. 'Football is a reflection of society, we can't cure all the ills in society through football and education,' he added. Field revealed the organisation has received the support of 50 MPs, while Steve Double, the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department of Health and Social Care, is set to write to the Secretary of State for Justice. Yet he opines that the Premier League could still be a decade away from assigning its first female referee. “Likewise someone attacked a police dog recently and they got a higher sentence than someone who assaulted a referee and knocked them out.”. The Referees’ Association is administered by The Board of Management which comprises twelve RA members elected by the members of the Association. “I am convinced one day a match official in any sport will be assaulted and either seriously injured or killed,” Field told the PA news agency. Referees' Association Chairman Paul Field insists the day will come when a referee is killed after Mike Dean was sent death threats at the weekend. Young people should not have to go to a game of football and be abused and that is what you’ve got.”. The comments came after Mike Riley, managing director of the Professional Games Match Officials Ltd - who oversee referees for the Premier League, EFL and FA Cup - said: 'Threats and abuse of this nature are totally unacceptable and we fully support Mike's decision to report these messages his family received to the police. "One day we'll be having a conversation where a match official has lost their life. Given impartial referees represent authority on the field of play and enable football to be enjoyed by its participants, the Referees’ Association believes any threat to the safety of officials is a threat to the integrity of the game. After more than a decade in the game and as the highest-ranked female referee in English football, this afternoon Welch will take charge of the League Two clash between Harrogate Town and Port Vale. "Paul Field" AM (b. Dean (left) also controversially sent off Jan Bednarek in Southampton's 9-0 defeat to Man Utd, 'There has to be a basket of deterrents open to the court system.'. Ben Chilwell makes light of Antonio Rudiger and Kepa's training ground spat by punching Kurt Zouma for the cameras at Cobham as German defender, who was dismissed from a session on Sunday, trains with team-mates, Real Madrid and Liverpool go head-to-head in a mouthwatering Champions League quarter-final clash TONIGHT: Everything you need to know ahead of kick-off with Zinedine Zidane and Jurgen Klopp under pressure to win, Manchester City take on Borussia Dortmund in search of a Champions League semi-final spot as transfer-linked Erling Haaland comes to town: Everything you need to know ahead of kick-off, REVEALED: David de Gea offered to Europe's elite with a Man United exit set for  summer after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made Dean Henderson No 1... with PSG, Real Madrid and Atletico on alert. Published: 10 August 2020 - 2.40pm. Of the 6,500 referees in England, France and the Netherlands involved in the study between 2018 and 2020, 18.9 per cent in England had experienced physical abuse at some stage of their refereeing career. May 3, 1961) is Anthony's oldest brother who is best known as one of the founding members of the Sydney pop music group The Cockroaches and formerly known as general manager of operations for the children's music group The Wiggles. ', The Czech midfielder's elbow made contact with Fulham striker Mitrovic's face on Saturday. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Paul… “We would call on all match officials to write to your local MP and get that support. Paul Field (right) insists the day will come when a referee is killed after Mike Dean (left) was sent death threats at the weekend, Dean and his family received death threats after he sent off Tomas Soucek (centre) in West Ham's game against Fulham. Currently there are three categories on the Sentencing Council guidelines for assault, with offences placed into each according to their seriousness and a sliding scale of sentencing. After more than a decade in the game and as the highest-ranked female referee in English football, this afternoon Welch will take charge of the League Two clash between Harrogate Town and Port Vale. By Press Association Published: 10 August 2020 - 2.40pm. ), West Ham do want to sign Jesse Lingard permanently after sensational form during loan spell... but Hammers fear Man United will drive up their asking price and rival clubs will try and swoop for the England forward, ANALYSIS: Antonio Rudiger has buried the hatchet with Thomas Tuchel but is NOT in the mood for niceties... with his Chelsea future on the line, he is at the centre of a storm before their Champions League quarter-final. At the start of the 1998 season, the NFL switched position titles of Back Judge and Field Judge. Published: 04:12 AEST, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 05:49 AEST, 10 February 2021. There have been high-profile cases where referees have been assaulted in recent years, with Henry Ifesi knocked out by a punch from a player in December 2016 only for the assailant to avoid a prison sentence. 'Nobody should be a victim of abhorrent messages like this. Referees’ Association chairman Paul Field believes the domestic game will continue to pay the price for lagging behind the continent. The amateur referee targeted by the abuse, 18-year-old Ryan Hampson, is calling for Deryll David and Mitch Terry, both 19, to be removed from their positions. And speaking to Sky Sports News, Field believes such a situation could escalate further in the future and could cause a match official to lose their life. The Referees’ Association has worked with the external affairs team at the Football Association to ensure the submission carries its support, and with the governing bodies of rugby union, rugby league, cricket and hockey. When the Sentencing Council opened submissions in July, the Referees’ Association quickly submitted its proposal and the legally-based document can be backed by MPs until early September when it will then be reviewed. to him in an angry exchange after West Ham's dramatic win at Molineux... but the United loanee STILL doesn't know what he meant by it! Sun, 11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval: Aleem Dar and Paul Reiffel (on-field), Richard Illingworth (third umpire), Richard Kettleborough (fourth umpire), David Boon (match referee) Field added that while football and education cannot hope to solve all the issues faced by society, he believes a resolute structure of deterrents must be put in place if authorities want to prevent an official losing their life. In 1998, at the request of his brother Anthony, Field became The Wiggles' general operations manager. "When I decided to become a referee 11 years ago, I had no idea I … The decisions to show controversial red cards to Soucek and Southampton's Jan Bednarek against Manchester United last week have since been overturned but the referee was widely criticised, and Sportsmail understands the abuse was sent on social media platforms. Experienced Premier League ref Mike Dean was the latest to be targeted for abuse by trolls and angry football fans. “The piece of work we have done is around increasing the sentencing in this country for those who attack match officials,” Field added. 'He [Dean] is a victim, he has to look after his family of course and actually his own emotional welfare,' Field said. Doing nothing is not an option. “If you are a park warden and assaulted to the same velocity as a referee, the person who committed the assault on the park warden would get a higher sentence. He took his school kids to junior nationals. ': Thomas Tuchel claims Chelsea dominated West Brom as he quotes their EXPECTED GOALS and 'take-on' stats... even though they were thrashed 5-2! Under its current guidelines, the courts will take into account as an aggravating factor in sentencing where the offence was committed against those working in the public sector or providing a service to the public. Paul Field, the chairman of the Referees’ Association, has claimed a match official will eventually be killed unless more serious punishment is handed out to those who abuse them. Paul has 9 jobs listed on their profile. The Sentencing Council promotes greater consistency in sentencing while maintaining the independence of the judiciary, with a decision expected on submissions early next year. Paul Field, the chairman of the Referees’ Association, has claimed a match official will eventually be killed unless more serious punishment is handed out to those who abuse them. Note: Years listed refer to season the official began or ended career in the NFL. Referees' Association Chairman Paul Field is genuinely worried an official in English football will eventually be killed. View the profiles of people named Paul Field. Paul Field is trying to be proactive when it comes to the abuse of referees. According to Referee’s Association chairman Paul Field, the FAWSL commenced with their Referee Development Program for Women in 2017. Paul Field 12/03/2021 12/03/2021 News No Comments Read more Masters Temporary Replacement of Scrums The Rugby Football League, with medical and scientific evidence as the key consideration, made the decision to suspend scrums when the Rugby League season restarted in 2020. The organisation has written to the Sentencing Council to suggest changes to the guidelines to increase penalties for assaults on football referees, all other sports officials and those acting in the exercise of lawful authority. PGMOL managing director Mike Riley also offered his support to Dean following the threats. Paul started out by falling into a job as a coach of adaptive track and field at his daughter’s school. Chairman Paul Field spoke with TalkSport on Saturday 13th February regarding recent unsavoury events within refereeing. Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane is RULED OUT of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool tonight after testing positive for Covid hours before kick-off... and Sergio Ramos is already missing! I do believe that in the next 10 to 15 years, we'll see a female referee in the Premier League." The Referees’ Association want the factors identified in the guideline defining higher culpability to include “where the victim is a person acting under a duty in the exercise of lawful authority” – meaning any such assault automatically falls into Category One or Two. 'We would win if we played again 99 times! 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Rebecca Welch has made history by becoming the first woman appointed to referee a game in the English Football League. Referee Craig Ward was headbutted in October 2017 after he sent a player off, but the perpetrator was handed a four-month imprisonment which was suspended for 12 months. Rebecca Welch has made history by becoming the first woman appointed to referee a game in the English Football League. Later, Paul became an official with the American Paralympic Organizing Committee (APOC). 'It is totally unacceptable, and one day in this country a referee will be killed. Speaking last week about her appointment as referee of the League Two match, Welch said: “The warning signs are there and we have to do something. Chairman of the Referees' Association Paul Field added: "Every step has to be a positive one. This article is a list of American football officials who have experience working National Football League (NFL) games.. 'One day we will be having a conversation when a match official has lost their life. “It is not acceptable to assault a match official,” Field added. Part of the submission included research conducted by the University of Portsmouth, which found 45 per cent of match officials in England across rugby league, rugby union and cricket feel verbal abuse in general had increased. Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher's Trent Alexander-Arnold quarrel continues into car park AND taxi home, with jibes about 'scouse mafia', 'negative' England in 2014... and a telling off from security! Paul Field, chairman of the Referees' Association said that it can "only lift the recruitment of young ladies in the game." Referees' Association Chairman Paul Field discusses the abuse of Mike Dean and why he thinks 'a referee will be killed' in the UK if officials are not offered more protection. 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