NICOSIA (Reuters) - There are few more hazardous occupations in world sport at the moment than being a referee in the Cypriot football league with officials on the Mediterranean island having suffered six criminal attacks in a year.
“The police have told us flat out that they cannot protect us and that they are unable to make any arrests in connection with incidents against referees, so what can we do?," a Cyprus Referees' Association (CRA) representative told Reuters.
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