Criminal Law sends a stark warning to football related offenders on or offline

On Saturday 31 August 2013 I was assistant referee for Witton Albion v Kings Lynn Town in the Evo-Stik League Premier Division. This is a semi-professional football league in England.
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- Tags: Criminal Law | Football | United Kingdom (UK)
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Kevin Carpenter
Kevin is a advisor and member of the editorial board for LawInSport, having previously acted as editor.
Kevin specialises in integrity, regulatory, governance and disciplinary matters. His expertise and knowledge has led him to be engaged by major private and public bodies, including the IOC, FIFA, the Council of Europe, INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), as well as making regular appearances internationally delivering presentations and commenting in the media on sports law issues.
His research and papers are published across a variety of forums, including having a blog on LawInSport.