Police called to Florida youth soccer match over three-year-old player

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

Police were called to a youth soccer match in Florida involving a three-year-old player competing against five-year-olds.

Police were called to a youth soccer match at Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Winter Park, Florida, on Saturday morning involving a three-year-old player competing in a league for five-year-olds.

According to the child's family, opposing parents objected to the three-year-old's playing ability, saying he was too talented and held onto the ball too long. Video footage showed the child dribbling and scoring multiple times during the game.

The i9 Sports league director, Thomas Hayes, called 911 at around 9:50 a.m., telling the operator that 'there is a parent here that's really, really disruptive' and following him around calling him names. When two officers arrived at 10 a.m., Hayes told them that the parents of the three-year-old were upset their child was being taken out of the game and scorned for playing well. The parents were notified their child would no longer be allowed to play in the league due to their behaviour, though any refund would be a civil matter.

How it is being reported

• Chaos breaks out at Florida youth soccer game with police called on family of dominant 3-year-oldA youth soccer league official called in Winter Park police over a disturbance involving the parents of a 3-year-old player in a league for 5-year-old kids on Saturday. The 911 call around 9:50 a.m. came from the multi-sport i9 Sports league director, Thomas Hayes, who told the operator “there is a parent here that’s really,...New York Post · 26 Oct, 17:21
• Cops are called on three-year-old soccer prodigy after woke Florida parents complained he was 'too good'In a recent video, the toddler's family alleged that opposing parents were furious that the three-year-old - who was playing against children around five-years-old - was too talented.Daily Mail Sport · 26 Oct, 15:54

In this story: Nevada · Winter Park · i9 Sports · Martin Luther King Jr. Park · Thomas Hayes · Winter Park Police Department

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