A parent knocked a referee to the ground at his kid's soccer game after a controversial call. We spoke with Andrew Reali, the referee who got decked by the dad who was more than twice his size.
What a standup parent. Wouldn't let his kid just play the game and instead got their coach reprimanded, the possibility of their team being expelled for the entire season, and now is looking at criminal charges. You really showed your son how to be a responsible adult.
Of course the father is wearing a ballcap with that dumb golden sticker still on it. You can spot these Monster Energy + Vodka drinking psychos anywhere.
@@DudeMuscle na, mom was quietly sitting on the side of the field with the dark sunglasses on a cloudy day not wanting to get in the middle of it (again).
The guy says "don't you ever put your hands on my son". Meanwhile his son started the whole thing by getting in the ref's face over a stupid call. I love how people instigate and then are appalled that anyone dares to defend themselves.
@@jimdoe3288If he keeps following you and invading your space and screaming in your face, then you have the right to prevent him from continuing to harass you.
@@NonstopFFriday This debate is worse than you explaining people give birth lol,., A kid not a grown up gets in your face and you would push a KID. Why not act like a grown up and walk away ? Or call the police of you feel threatened ? Are you saying the man was threatened so he pushed a kid out of his face ? I can imagine people protesting over a black kid being pushed by a white Male lol...
@@user-eg2fh9pj5t the opening active term was "should have". He should have been surrendered to police in damaged condition after being forcibly restrained by every other able-bodied adult male in attendence. He should have been charged with a felony, since the possibility of potentially crippling and/or lethal brain or neck injury is always present when an unpadded, unprotected, and unprepared individual is knocked or thrown to the ground, especially from behind at speed. He should have gotten at least a year in prison so he truly understands how friggin' stupid he is. He should have been sentenced to 10 years, by rights. The kids should be banned from the game as well, seeing as he tried to physically attack the much smaller referee over a foul call his behaviour indicates he was clearly guilty of, having to be held back by his teammates, and also just had to chirp some trash at a now concussed referee lying on the ground while the punk's dad stood over him after blindsiding a guy half his size. His teammates should be furious at him for what he and his father have done to their tournament hopes. His schoolmates should be furious at him for the shame he brings upon them. His collegiate aspirations should be dust in the passing wind. All of that should have happened. It did not. All of that could have happened, but someone in authority chose not to do their job. All of that would have happened had someone in authority done their job properly.
These parents should, 100% of the time, be charged when they do something like this. They need to send a message that this behavior won’t be tolerated!
it should even be a harsher penalty to deter this kind of action its gotten worse over time I saw last week a gun was pulled out at a kids football game people take this shit way too far. Its a game not the end of the world.
Did you not watch? The kid was bigger than the ref, too, and he was trying to attack the ref before the father charged out there. He also had to chirp at the ref while his dad was standing over him roaring like a friggin' moron at an unprotected man half his size that he'd just blindsided at speed. The punk is just like the dad. S**t never falls far from the a**hole it came from.
You see the bad parenting in action with his son’s body language with the adults on the field. Then you see who taught him such disrespect shortly after. Talk about a fragile man that his world is so small and self-absorbed, that even the littlest things like this has him resort to violence immediately. Great job to the woman that decided to have a child with this caveman.
This. All of this. Started when I was 15, and kept with it. But almost every other ref my age or younger quit because of how the parents treat young referees. It’s terrible, and it’s why there’s a referee shortage
America is not normal. Have you seen the verdict of the killing of a thief in a taco shop? That murderer got away, free of charge, after getting to grand jury. And this is suposed to be jail time? Really?
Never played soccer, but in school I played rugby and let me tell you the comments from moms and dads during 9 year old matches was horrific. I'll never forget one sad screaming at his kid to "execute" another kid.
@@GuillermoSanchez-jr6mpthis is how these things escalate. I had to confront another coach last spring because his coaching, and the parents on their team as well, were encouraging their kids to be overly aggressive, and a few of the kids took it to extremes. One boy got banned from the league, and that coach's daughter is one incident away from being banned herself. And this is in a minor, uncompetitive (play for fun, not to win) U10 league with many new players trying to learn the sport. Stop making excuses for these barbaric goons.
That’s funny lol. I remember when I was wrestling in high school and one of my teammates lost his match. His dad stormed out of the gym and flipped off his son and said “f**k you!” straight to his son’s face. He looked back at the team and laughed as we all smiled because everyone knew his dad was nuts 😂
He is not The Referee , he is what's called a Linesman, two Linesman and one Referee, a Linesman holds a Flag and stands on the Sidelines watching mostly for Offside.👍
This business about parents assaulting referee's has been going on for too long. Ban the parent and kick his/her kid out of the team. Make it a zero tolerance issue.
@@Truth3305 The son was following him and getting in his face. If someone was doing that to me then I’d shove them too. Big difference between that and hitting someone full speed blindsided. Get your facts straight.
This makes sense, we should just start putting kids in prison because their parent committed a crime. Let's definitely make sure they don't get the chance to rise above the class they were born into.
@@shedmartinez5979 Nobody but YOU said we should put a kid in prison. Nobody else suggested that. Why do people make up their own words and then base their argument off of Their words, not someone else's. Where did someone say we should put kids in prison because of the father's actions? Not allowing them to play in that sports league is a far cry from sending the kid to prison.
i play regional level soccer and i dealt with so many horrible parents and all their talk and crap. it’s something i got used to over time but this is crazy
@@_Jake.From.Statefarm_, there are 100 times more US baseball/softball videos on RU-vid than in US soccer. But those parents at least have to yell from the stands behind the fence; having parents right on the sidelines in many U5-U16 leagues, especially when they're on the same side, escalates situations compared to more separation between fans and fencing between players and refs.
@@jamarr81 RU-vid videos mean dick squat. Igrew up playing club for both baseball and soccer. Check the participation numbers... Not only that but it's much more physical than baseball and softball. So there are more calls that enrage parents in general.
What makes it worse is that he’s not even the center ref: he’s an assistant, which is totally uncalled for. I’ve had to deal with asshole coaches and parents all the time bc they have some sort power trip at their kids soccer games to act like complete morons.
A Sacramento man has been sentenced to jail for tackling a linesman during a junior football game. Vicente Robles Jr, 35, pleaded no contest in October to a misdemeanour charge of battery against a sports official after he became violent when he disagreed with a call made by the match official. Judge Steven Howell sentenced Robles to 30 days in jail earlier this week and one year of formal probation for the attack in Rosewood, California.
@@brandubh7046he didn’t “shove” the kid Karen. The kid got in his face. He walked away. The kid chased him and got in his face. He pushed the kid away. Grow up and don’t have kids until you can learn some respect yourself.
Like father, like son. I did refereeing back in 2010 and something like this happened to my friend across the city, and the whole family was permanently banned from youth soccer within 30 minutes.
Pop is a total coward, hitting somebody from the side like that. He needs a nice little vacation at the local "Gray Bar Hotel" AND his son should be banned forever from playing soccer in that league !
@@bastienm.2709 Banning the kid MIGHT just teach dad that he was totally out of line to do what he did. Nowadays people think there are little or no penalties for doing something wrong !!!!!!
Too much anymore people walk around with this, "You're screwing me over", attitude about everything in their lives. I watched a guy go off on our postal letter carrier over a package he was waiting for. The poor carrier tried to tell him that he doesn't handle package delivery. Oh but he WORKS for the post office so he should be able to find out where the package is and why it's not here yet. The counter girl at the BK should be subject to your angry tirade over getting only two pickles on the Whopper you ordered, and by golly only getting two pickles instead of four clearly shows that BK is trying to screw you out of two pickles. The idiot that screams at the C-store clerk about the price of their beer going up 50 cents and accusing the clerk of raising the price so they can pocket the extra 50 cents for themselves...You're screwing me over...and we think this attitude entitles us to lash out and even attack others...
I get what you say to the fullest. I always said that it’s a mixture of miserable, pessimistic people that lack taking accountability or admitting mistakes. Unfortunately it seems that 90% of People are like this, even the good ones. You seem to have a unique and elevated perception. Hope im right and that you don’t let these weak, worthless souls affect yours brother 💪
I was a soccer referee for 7 years and I can attest to how out of control the parents can get. It’s hardly ever the coaches or players fault.. almost always the parents who instigate. I was verbally berated every weekend and “assaulted” once… that dad went home with a restraining order and a black eye!
Big picture at the younger ages, the parents mirror the coaches. By the time they get to U16 the die has been cast. But at the younger ages the parents copy the form of the coach and the coaches have a responsibility to nip this in the bud but they rarely do.
I refereed soccer from the age of 12-21. I have so many stories of out of control parents. It’s almost a constant thing now. Last tournament I was at, the police were called 3 times over that weekend for parents chasing referees off the field and following them to their cars. The crazy thing is that when you watch the game, the refs calls have nothing to do with why they lost.
The first few times it's actually kind of funny, when some mom rants after the game because Jose didn't get a pen. But yeah, it take any enjoyment you might have out of the game.
I refereed high school soccer for 25 years. I initially worked wreck ball, but quit after about 10 years. Got tired of out-of-control parents (and some coaches).
Yeah the behavior displayed by the parent is obviously abhorrent and he got what he deserved (perhaps it was light), however as a coach and parent it's a difficult situation when the ref doesn't protect the safety of the kids. Violence in soccer can result in permanent injuries.
In my city the kids play like fucking swines and the refs don’t even show red cards. My brother’s team play with kids 4-5 years older than them and i always fear for them getting hurt with stupid tackles (which they are not even allowed to do in my region) with no yellow card or red card
@@brandubh7046 if you are talking about the other player with neon jersey then yes I did catch that, video did not show a ref shoving a kid. Regardless… bad behavior has been normalized in this country…
@@brandubh7046 that so called kid got in the refs face and wasn't compliant with his call, thats what initiated the whole thing, if he respected the ref in the first place like he should have then the dad wouldn't look like an asshole!
@@jc940 "so-called" kid. So-called? Really? either he's a kid, or he isn't. And honestly, the Ref is lucky he only got his ass knocked down for pushing a kid.
That is typical soccer behavior both from players and fans alike. When a ref makes a call immediately go and scream and curse at the ref. I play rugby and what the ref says or calls is obeyed. No one from the teams go and either talk back or push a ref, you say I was wrong and take the yellow card, red card, or keep playing.
I’m not defending some of the behaviour in football (soccer) but the rules of rugby are less open to interpretation and the players can let a lot of aggression/frustration out naturally due to the nature of the game i.e. tackling other players.
This “dad” should be put in prison for assault and he should be investigated by the state as to how he is raising his kid. Coward didn’t even have the guts to tackle the referee directly. Had to do it from the side. He belongs in prison.
I sure hope the civil suite gets a good payout for the ref. When I coached youth soccer, I had a team and families meeting where everyone signed an agreement understanding that the child would be removed from the team if they "or their parents" misbehaved during a game.
i do feel bad for what has happened to the team. there is no way that a coach could stop that parent. The child on the field that "started" this should be suspended from play, but to discipline the whole team for this is sad.
In the late 80's I refereed a LL baseball league in my small hometown. Worse experience, in sports, by far in my life. Due to the constant parental berating and the overly stern coaches. I should've seen it coming when the older/experienced home plate umpire told me to never park my car in the parking lot, but to park down the street and walk in, and never let the parents see what I drove. No matter what the call was, one side ended up hating me. And I mean hate!!
The parent SHOULD HAVE run out to his son to stop him from confronting the referee. THEN, the kid wouldn't have been pushed by the referee (which was wrong, anyway).
I see this happen a lot more than it should. This parent not only should be charged with assault, but also made to attend anger-management training and/or community service to the league itself. Simply no excuse for this.
"Possible crimiinal charges"? That a cowardly physical assault and the guy should 5 years of hard time and be permanently banned from all sporting events.
I did a brief stint as a Little League baseball umpire one year, and you never ran into a more psychotic bunch than Little League parents. The kids on the field were more mature than they were.
Looking back, if I was the referee or Asst. Ref. I would have pulled my red card halfway out of my pocket and would have told the youngster to step back. With a father like that, I am sure the son is probably just as aggressive.
I played soccer and now my daughter has played for the past few years. Refs make bad calls and it can be infuriating but this type of behavior is unacceptable and he needs to be made an example of in his community.
He was not the ref. He was a linesman. The parent was so stupid he attacked the wrong person. The ref was the guy holding the red card not the linesman who carries a flag.
That dad now has to deal with the embarrassment of ruining his son soccer team for the rest of the year and most likely is going to jail. It is crazy to me that people will throw their lives away for a kids sporting event. Some people just never grow up
Umm, I don't think so. Illegal guns maybe. And illegal border crossings. Did you see the kid being held back by his teammate in that video? That was probably the kid who got in the face of the ref in the first place and who the ref then ultimately pushed away. And I'm sure the ref didn't shove the kid as hard as he could. He probably extended his arm to create some distance because he knows he isn't even allowed to breathe on a kid in 2023 and that's the best he could do and the Dad STILL lost his mind. Couldn't really see the Dad too well, but did the kid really look like a corn-fed redneck to you? He didn't to me. I know I've said this already but I'm breaking this down as much as I can and speaking as slowly as possible because that's the speed your mind apparently works at: slow. So, once again, I couldn't really make out the features of the Dad, but if the Son and the Dad look anything alike, and I'm betting they do since that's how Father's and sons work, and the Son doesn't exactly look like an Irishman, I'm betting the Dad doesn't look like an Irishman either. I will say that they don't look like the people ESPECIALLY known for this type of bad behavior, but this was filmed in California. The kid looked middle-eastern or, more likely, Latino. Use some common sense. I know I said it's California, but it probably wasn't The Beverly Hillbillies who did this to that ref. Do you get it now? I hope so. Don't make me say all that again.
Without know team history, shouldn't penalize that entire team. This father and son should be banned from all sports (playing and/or watching) in the state in addtion to any criminal charges
Disagree. All the kids in that team, their coaches and their parents need to know that the entire team is responsible for ensuring that nobody on their side hassles match officials. It’s a cultural thing; every team has a culture. That team needs to work on theirs. I would have weeded that kid out of any team I coached. This simply doesn’t happen out of the blue. There are always indicators. I don’t care what skills you have, if you have an attitude problem you’re not playing in my team until that’s sorted. Parents are the biggest problem at that level.
Kicking the whole team out of the league is totally Bullsh**, it’s one male Karen of a Dad, he should face charges, don’t get me wrong but those kids did nothing to justify that punishment.
The team does deserve it. All the players are still complaining about the decision on social media and defending the dad's actions. It's a good thing they're banned.
@@brandubh7046 The kid got a red card and then went face to face with the assistant. The referee pushed him away. The player was responsible for the entire altercation and the referee was within their rights to stand their ground.