Violence Erupts at Children's Soccer Tournament

Madness at a youth soccer tournament. A 20-year-old referee was attacked by a parent at the end of the final of an under-12 tournament, the 'Mirko Poggini Memorial', held yesterday at the 'Città di Arezzo' stadium. The man, father of a player from Vis Pesaro, entered the referee's locker room during the award ceremony and struck the referee, causing injuries that required transport to the hospital's emergency room. The perpetrator was identified thanks to the intervention of Arezzo's managers and surveillance footage. Stopped shortly after by law enforcement, he will now have to answer for the assault. 'I am appalled,' said Paolo Bertini, director of Arezzo's youth sector, 'it is unacceptable that a day of celebration for 12-year-old children turns into such a serious episode of violence.' Solidarity with the referee from President Guglielmo Manzo and sports director Nello Cutolo. The collaboration of the Vis Pesaro team manager was crucial, the club emphasizes.