12-year ban for referee attack

A Bermudan player who attacked a referee, sparking a referees' boycott, has been banned for 12 years by the Bermuda Football Association.

The BFA's disciplinary committee slapped the ban for violent conduct on 36-year-old Kacy Simons who attacked Perry Scott in a league match between North Village Rams and Tuff Dogs last Saturday.

Bermudan referees announced on Thursday they would strike until at least December 1 because of the attack.

The BFA confirmed that all senior men's and women's matches scheduled for this weekend have been postponed. Youth matches, however, will go ahead.

Media reports say Simons was given a yellow card by Scott in Saturday's match. The player made an obscene gesture to the referee and was shown the red card.

Simons walked off the field but then came running back and punched Scott in the face. The referee was taken to hospital for treatment.