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Then there are the referees trying to calm the aggressiveness every step of the way as humanly as possible.

The Premier League, English Football League and Football Association have designed new rules to prevent ‘intolerable behaviour’ as a report said poor conduct in the league has reached ‘unacceptable levels’.

These are the new offences and the punishment that comes with it.

Yellow Card

• Visibly disrespectful behaviour to any match official;
• An aggressive response to decisions;
• Confronting an official face to face;
• Running towards an official to contest a decision;
• Offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards match officials;
• Physical contact with any match official in a non-aggressive manner;
• A yellow card for at least one player when two or more from a team surround a match official.

Red Card

• If a player confronts match officials and uses offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards them;
• Physical contact with match officials in an aggressive or confrontational manner.

Premier League chairman Richard Scudamore said of the new rules:

“It is our collective position that these types of behaviour should no longer be tolerated.”