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{{Short description|Acts of abuse towards sport officials}}
[[File:Fußballschiedsrichter_und_Polizeischutz.jpg|thumb|[[Association football]] referees in Brazil with police protection.]]
'''Umpire abuse''' refers to the act of [[abuse]] towards an [[umpire]], [[referee]], or other [[official]] in [[sport]]. The abuse can be [[verbal abuse]] (such as [[namecalling]]), or [[physical abuse]] (such as [[punch (combat)|punching]]). For example, [[Australian Football League]] spectators use the term "white maggot" (derived from their formerly white uniforms) towards umpires at games,<ref name="whitemaggotdicdef">{{cite web|url=http://www.allwords.com/word-white+maggot.html|title=Definition of white maggot|publisher=AllWords.com|accessdate=2009-07-19}}</ref> when they do not agree with an umpire's decision.
Umpire abuse has become quite common in sport, practiced by players, coaches and spectators, with one [[Australian Rules Football|Australian Football]] league having half the [[tribunal]] cases heard about umpire abuse.<ref name="amaturefootballabuse">{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25801057-11088,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230154422/http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25801057-11088,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-12-30|title=New umpire abuse rule for amateur footballers|last=Toy|first=Mitchell|date=2009-07-19|publisher=Herald Sun|accessdate=2009-07-19}}
== Notable cases ==
In 1996, [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player [[Roberto Alomar]] spat in umpire [[John Hirschbeck]]'s face during a dispute. Alomar received a five-game [[Suspension (punishment)|suspension]] for the incident, but the punishment was served during the following season, and not the 1996 playoffs. MLB umpires, upset over the lack of an immediate suspension, threatened to go on [[Strike action|strike]] before a federal judge prevented them from doing so.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Claire|title=An Error the Official Scorer Cannot Take Away|work=The New York Times|date=1996-10-08|url=
During the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]], [[Angel Valodia Matos]] from [[Cuba]] pushed and then kicked a referee in the face during a [[Taekwondo]] match. He was [[Ejection (sports)|disqualified]] for taking too much [[injury time]] in the [[playoff|bronze medal match]] by referee [[Chakir Chelbat]], before kicking Chelbat in the face. The referee required stitches in his lip after the attack. The [[World Taekwondo Federation]] has banned Matos and his coach from taekwondo competitions for life.<ref name="espn.com">{{cite
In 2016, [[Mark Jamar]], an Essendon [[Australian Football League|AFL]] player has been fined $1500 for umpire abuse. The umpire, [[Mathew Nicholls]], reported Jamar after he expressed his annoyance that he wasn't awarded a free kick in a marking contest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Jamar fined $1500 for umpire abuse, Jack Ziebell cleared for bump on Sam Mitchell|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/essendon/mark-jamar-reported-for-umpire-abuse-in-essendons-clash-against-gws-giants/news-story/d4ac56f235688effe7890ddca9d2ef7c|website=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|accessdate=25 October 2016}}</ref>
▲During the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]], [[Angel Valodia Matos]] from [[Cuba]] kicked a referee in the face during a [[Taekwondo]] match. He was disqualified for taking too much [[injury time]] in the [[playoff|bronze medal match]] by referee [[Chakir Chelbat]], before kicking Chelbat in the face. The referee required stitches after the attack. The [[World Taekwondo Federation]] has banned Matos and his coach from taekwondo competitions for life.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/beijing_olympics/story/0,27313,24231037-5014107,00.html|title=Cuban star banned for kicking ref after losing bronze in taekwondo|date=2008-08-24|work=foxsports.com.au|accessdate=2009-07-21}}</ref>
== Penalties ==
[[Sports league|League]]s and the like are trying to stop abuse towards umpires.
In [[Australian
In [[cricket]], the preamble to the [[Laws of Cricket]] state that it is not within the spirit of cricket to abuse an umpire, and to dispute their decisions.
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In [[baseball]], it is against the rules for any coach, manager, or player to question the [[umpire]]'s judgement on a call on the field, or on balls and strikes. If a [[coach (sport)|coach]], [[manager (baseball)|manager]], or player begins to walk toward the [[umpire]] with the intent to argue a call or balls and strikes, he will be warned to return to his bench or position. If he continues to advance, he will be [[ejection (sports)|ejected]].
=== Legal
In the [[Criminal justice|criminal justice system]], some [[jurisdictions]] mandate more severe penalties when a person commits a crime against a sports official immediately prior to, during, or immediately following any athletic contest in which the umpire, referee, or judge is participating in an official capacity. For instance, in the
<ref>{{cite web|title=California Penal Code Section 243.8|url=http:// ==References==
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