Ah yes soccer the more civilized football.

[Piggybank Cop]

Soccer fan punishes kid’s foul with karate
42-year-old German man kicks, jumps on 8-year-old at boys’ match
Reuters
Updated: 11:09 a.m. ET March 7, 2007

BERLIN - A 42-year-old German man was so enraged by a foul during a boys’ soccer match that he invaded the pitch and felled the 8-year-old culprit with a karate kick, then jumped on him, police said on Wednesday.

“It seems likely the man was related to the player who was fouled, but it’s not entirely clear at this point,” said a spokesman for police in the southwestern town of Hassloch.

Other spectators, mostly parents of the children playing in the indoor match, piled in behind the angry spectator to restrain him and prevent any serious injuries to the boy.

The boy suffered bruising and grazes but was otherwise unharmed, police said.

It was unclear if the man would be charged over the incident, the spokesman said.


If it had been my kid....

[Motorwaycop]

No one ever said "soccer", football actually, was civilized.

Don't you know, football is a gentlemans game played by thugs9And watched by thugs) and rugby is a thugs game played by gentleman.

[TacticalII]

It was unclear if the man would be charged over the incident, the spokesman said.

WTF?

[Piggybank Cop]

No one ever said "soccer", football actually, was civilized.

Don't you know, football is a gentlemans game played by thugs9And watched by thugs) and rugby is a thugs game played by gentleman.

So good of you to clear that up, old chap.