Radio shock jock Alan Jones has defended journalist Rebecca Wilson for her report on 198 banned A-League soccer fans.

Speaking on his 2GB radio show on Thursday morning, Jones said Wilson had helped the community by making the names and photos of banned supporters public in a News Corp story.

“Rebecca Wilson did an outstanding community service by reporting this so that the public know,” Jones said.

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“Mums and Dads – if they’re taking their kids to some of these games, they need to be careful.

“It is a disgrace that Rebecca Wilson is being named and shamed.”

He joined Football Federation Australia in denouncing users on social media who had reportedly issued death threats to Wilson.

Jones also attacked football commentator Simon Hill, who penned an article which criticised the mainstream media’s “prejudice” toward football crowds.

“Simon Hill has said there is a cultural problem in soccer, it lies in the way football is perceived,” he said.

“[He said it is unfairly] reported upon and judged by those who exist only in the periphery of it and most of it is based on age old prejudices and pure ignorance.

“Come on, why did you say it Simon? You’re kidding me. Simon, as one young bloke said in the corridors here yesterday, ’stop hitting the snooze button’.”

He went on to explain how the Sydey Cricket & Sports Ground Trust board – which deals with Sydney FC’s home, Allianz Stadium, and Jones sits on – wanted football fans to stop destroying property.

“They’ve ripped up seats at Allianz Stadium,” Jones said.

“Simon, you’re asleep at the wheel. We want the game clean and respectful for everybody … the record of violence has gone too far.

“The NSW police had to use capsicum spray at one match on Wanderers fans.

“She’s [Rebecca Wilson] got to cop this [death threats] on White Ribbon Day … you’re kidding, you blokes.”

He also clarified his comments surrounding football in Australia and the Paris terrorism attacks.

Jones was accused of comparing A-League fans to the perpetrators of the attack, but claimed he was simply saying the terrorism in Paris is happening because of a failing of the West’s leaders.

According to Jones, FFA’s leaders are making similar leadership failings.

“I didn’t liken what was happening in the A-League to Paris,” he said.

“I argued that the terrorism in Paris was a crisis in Western political leadership and what’s happening in soccer is a crisis of leadership. Simple as that.”