Referee (53) talks about violence on the pitch: “The football field is not a law-free zone’ Thomas Sonnleitner is chairman of the Bad Tölz referee group and referees for SC Lenggries. In an interview, he explains how behavior in football has developed and why insults should be punished more severely.
“We referees also notice this brutalization of society. My impression is that many people take out their everyday aggressions on the field. Respect for others has decreased”