Sentence examples for behaviour of players from inspiring English sources

"It is a disappointing decision because while the law was not used a lot, it did have an impact on the behaviour of players," said Hackett.

"Not everyone will agree with my views, but that's just an honestly held belief that I have from my games when, by and large, the behaviour of players towards referees has been better," he said.

Cricket has far bigger problems right now than the on-field behaviour of players – match-fixing, as well as the shameless power grab at the top of the International Cricket Council by Australia, India and England to name but two.

He had not enjoyed this season, not just because of Saints' relegation struggle, but because of all the rearranged kick-off times, the power of money in the modern game and the behaviour of players on and off the field.

The warning comes after the Football Association, Premier League and Football League announced a joint approach to clamp down on "unacceptable participant conduct", under which match officials will be told to take a harder line on behaviour of players and managers.

"I'm unhappy the referee was forced to intervene as he did, but I'm pleased that he did," Blatter said after the match, having criticised the behaviour of players who "want to destroy the game of soccer instead of letting creativity and genius flow".

Ahead of England's friendly with Italy last night, Roy Hodgson expressed his hope that the Olympics would be a "wake-up call" for the behaviour of players and fans: "To be frank you can't compare the atmosphere and the way people behaved in the Olympic Stadium with the game I watched the day after, the Community Shield.

It also covers the behaviour of players and managers.