1.   In a stadium where spectators harassed American fans at a game last December and attacked a referee with projectiles in a match against Mexico earlier this month?

2.   Instead of defusing confrontational situations, some parents make them worse by fighting with each other or, worse, squabbling with or even attacking referees.

3.   A rugby union player has been banned from the sport for life for attacking a referee during a recent premier club match, league officials said Friday.

4.   After the game, a spectator ran onto the field toward in an apparent attempt to attack referee Rodger Gifford.

5.   Goalkeeper Claudio Rubino Jerez was sentenced to two years in jail Friday for attacking a referee in a Swedish league match.

6.   In Athens, a referee was attacked and badly injured by home fans at the Panathinaikos-Olympiakos game.

7.   LONDON -- The Football Association was considering possible sanctions against Blackburn on Thursday after a fan ran onto the field and tried to attack the referee at Ewood Park.

8.   Soccer goalie Claudio Rubino Jerez received a two-year prison sentence Friday for attacking a referee in a match.

9.   The English Football Association on Tuesday charged Barnsley and Everton with failing to control spectators after angry fans ran onto the field to attack the referees.

10.   The Football Association was considering possible sanctions against Blackburn on Thursday after a fan ran onto the field and tried to attack the referee at Ewood Park.