Terrible event that occurred in a fries party (children aged 10 and 11) between teams CF Alhendin And Albolote Spanish CDboth from the province of Grenade. One of mothers from one of the footballers who played the match He jumped onto the field and attacked the referee of the duelto whom he hit a slap. Both clubs condemned the violence that occurred during this football match.
Concretely, the events occurred after the match was over, when the local team, Alhendín, had beaten Español Albolote by 4-2. Suddenly, and as the images show, a woman, later identified as the mother of one of the players on the Albolote team, jumped onto the field and brutally slapped the referee.
The scene was a great tensionsince you see perfectly how this woman jumps onto the playing field, stands in front of the referee and slaps the referee. The referee, faced with this woman, reacts with a slight push when he realizes what has happened, a natural reaction. Far from repenting, the mother of this footballer tried again to attack the referee, hit with fist which didn’t hit the referee’s face because he gave up.
«The Spanish CD Albolote categorically condemns any act of violence on football pitches, particularly those directed against referees and other agents involved in our sport. In recent times we have witnessed regrettable situations that go against the values that football should promote: respect, sportsmanship and coexistence”, wrote on its social networks this team, which has an agreement with Espanyol, using the same equipment.
It is to this club that the player whose mother was involved in the attack on the referee belongs: “As an institution committed to the development of our sport and its positive impact on society, we cannot tolerate “Let these behaviors tarnish what should be a celebration of effort, talent and unity.”
In an exemplary statement, El Español de Albolote recognizes that “referees, coaches, players and other football agents They deserve to work in a safe and respectful environmentfree from threats or attacks” and add that they reaffirm “our commitment to education in values on and off the field”.
😡😡😡 REGRETTABLE what happened during a 3rd Andalusian fry match between Alhendín and Español de Albolote with a mother from the visiting team attacking the referee.@RadioMARCA @Marker pic.twitter.com/u7jEBMKrFs
– Radio Marca Granada (@rmarcatranada) November 24, 2024
If any type of aggression on a football field is already serious, it is even more serious when those playing this game are children of 10 and 11 years old, children who should enjoy football at these ages without any rivalry , and even less than mothers. and the fathers attack the actors of a match, in this case a referee, as shown in the images captured by Radio Marca Granada.
“Football is not just a sport, it is aa tool to transmit life lessonsand as such, it cannot afford to be a space where violence has its place”, they add from the newspaper Español Albolote, which calls “to work together to eradicate this type of behavior” after the attack from this mother of one of their minor footballers to the referee.