A junior football league in Merseyside has cancelled all fixtures due to be played this coming weekend ‘following multiple incidents of inappropriate and threatening behaviour’ toward league and match officials.
The Merseyside Youth Football League, which is home to more than a hundred teams, ranging from under-7s through to under-17s, made the announcement on Saturday (October 8) that it will be taking the ‘drastic action’ after discussions with committee members and match officials.
The league say the incidents took place on Saturday and ‘in the weeks since the season began’ and it will now ‘work with the relevant authorities and respective clubs to ensure those responsible are held to account’ and that it will be calling a compulsory meeting that all clubs and managers must attend.
