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40 game ban! Violence on the soccer pitch on the rise

Outbursts of rage, rowdiness and scuffles - violence on Carinthia's soccer pitches is on the rise.(Bild: Josef Kuess)

The flood of violence on Carinthia's soccer pitches continues! Now Nikola Markovic, the Techelsberg goalkeeper, has received a hefty 17-match ban for trying to headbutt the referee. It is the inglorious climax of a turbulent 2024 soccer year with many heavy penalties.

Violence on the soccer pitch is on the rise. Even in the lower house. In 2024, the penalty committee of the Carinthian Football Association (KFV) handed out a veritable flood of heavy suspensions. The latest one tops almost everything: