LONDON -- Woe betide the next referee who makes what is perceived to be a bad decision against an English team.
The price he could pay might be a media-led hate campaign or threats to his family that forces a premature retirement. English football reached a new low with Anders Frisk's announcement that he was quitting refereeing immediately in the wake of critical comments by Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
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