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I don't know if this link will work, but its a story of a ref attack in Germany, resulting in an 8 year ban--described as the maximum possible ban. I was surprised that an attack on a ref would only be 8 years--does anyone know why Germany has only an 8 year max or what max possible bans are in other places? I would hope it would be a life ban for an event like this.
Goalkeeper banned for eight years for ref attack
A keeper in one of Germany's lower leagues has been banned by the local football association for eight years after attacking a referee.
www.espn.co.uk