{"id":296413,"date":"2023-12-09T16:25:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296413"},"modified":"2023-12-09T16:25:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T16:25:13","slug":"referee-stabs-21-year-old-player-in-argentina-grassroots-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/referee-stabs-21-year-old-player-in-argentina-grassroots-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Referee STABS 21-year-old player in Argentina grassroots game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Referee STABS 21-year-old player in Argentina grassroots game and is later arrested as the youngster is rushed to hospital with a punctured lung<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A referee has been arrested for stabbing a player during a game in Argentina<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A 21-year-old was rushed to hospital with a punctured lung after being struck<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>United are three points behind City\u2026 a league table can LIE. There are chasms between them &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A grassroots referee in Argentina has been arrested after pulling out a knife and stabbing a player when a brawl broke out on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking incident occurred in a\u00a0province of Misiones where a local match was being played and overseen by 62-year-old amateur referee\u00a0Remigio Armoa.<\/p>\n<p>Things took a devastating turn when player surrounded the referee and he in turn brandished a knife before striking one of the ensuing crowd with the blade.<\/p>\n<p>Phone footage showed players chasing and circling the referee in the build-up to the incident that occurred when the match official decided to plunge his knife into the player&#8217;s chest.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage filmed by spectators stood on the sideline show the player falling to the ground before being picked up by team-mates and hurriedly escorted off the turf.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/14\/78767907-12844923-image-a-1_1702133773416.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A grassroots referee has been arrested in Argentina after stabbing a player during a match<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/14\/78767903-12844923-image-m-5_1702133794369.jpg\" height=\"325\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A mass brawl broke out in the game before the match official brandished a knife and struck a player<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The individual who has been named only as Kevin A by local media was rushed to hospital with a punctured lung but fortunately not fatefully wounded.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was later pictured recovering in a hospital bed while scrolling through his phone.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the referee jogged away from the act before later being arrested by local police who also recovered the knife.<\/p>\n<p>The player&#8217;s uncle, who has not been named, told local media: &#8216;Kevin is miraculously alive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/14\/78767905-12844923-image-a-3_1702133788031.jpg\" height=\"361\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old was rushed to hospital with a punctured lung and was later seen recovering in a bed<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/14\/78767909-12844923-image-a-4_1702133791366.jpg\" height=\"1128\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>An image of the knife used in the attack was later released as an investigation continues<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For the family, it is a very delicate moment because he is the Messi of the family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is a boy well gifted for football, thank God he had the opportunity to be in a club like Chacarita.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Images have since been released showing Armoa in handcuffs while stood head down facing the corner of a wall.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is currently ongoing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12844923\/Referee-STABS-player-Argentina-grassroots-game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Referee STABS 21-year-old player in Argentina grassroots game and is later arrested as the youngster is rushed to hospital with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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