Referee attacked after youth football game

A football referee was hospitalised with suspected concussion after being attacked by a spectator following a youth league game in Plzen, the local edition of the daily Denik reported. The spectator, who is 54, also waved a knife at match organisers, the paper said, adding that the man was believed to be the father of one a teenage player. Police are treating the incident as a misdemeanor.

Author: Ian Willoughby