Winter Park soccer league asks family to leave after child plays well

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 19:08 · Archive

A 3-year-old boy named Nevada was asked to leave a Winter Park soccer field after a viral video showed him scoring goals.

A viral video posted over the weekend showing a 3-year-old boy named Nevada scoring goals during an i9 Sports soccer match in Winter Park, Florida has attracted more than 4 million views. An Instagram account claims that league officials asked Nevada and his family to leave the field, alleging the child was asked to go because he 'played too well'.

The youth sports league i9 Sports Maitland/Winter Park said it is aware of concerns about the incident and takes the matter seriously. The organisation stated it has reached out to the family and begun a review that includes speaking with those involved, whilst declining to speculate on unverified information.

Winter Park Police confirmed they were contacted by a soccer league official requesting response to a disturbance between league officials and the child's parents. The league requested the family leave and offered to refund the league costs. Officers were subsequently asked by the league official to communicate with the family. Police stated the family was cooperative, said the game was over and they were leaving, and were provided with an incident number at their request.

How it is being reported

• VIRAL VIDEO: League officials ask 3-year-old Florida soccer star, family to leave field, saying child ‘played too well’A viral video with more than 4 million views posted over the weekend shows a 3-year-old soccer prodigy, Nevada, scoring goals against other children on his i9 Sports soccer team in Winter Park.News4Jax · 26 Oct, 18:28
• VIRAL VIDEO: Winter Park 3-year-old soccer star, family asked to leave field after saying child ‘played too well’A viral video showing a 3-year-old soccer prodigy scoring goals against teammates in Winter Park sparked controversy after police were reportedly called to the fields and asked the child and his family to leave.Clickorlando · 26 Oct, 15:59

In this story: Nevada · Winter Park · i9 Sports Maitland/Winter Park · Winter Park Police Department

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