It appears watching 8-year-olds play soccer proved just a little too frustrating for one German man, who, after one player committed a foul, ran onto the field and attacked the offender with a karate kick.
Fortunately the other spectators were quick to react, restraining the nut job before he could show off any additional martial arts skills.
But why did he fly off the handle? According to a police spokesman, "It seems likely the man was related to the player who was fouled, but it's not entirely clear at this point"
So, it's possible that this man is just enraged at the sorry state of Germany's soccer-playing youth, and this one, egregious trespass was the straw that broke the camel's back. To be honest, this is the explanation I'm hoping for.
The boy was bruised, and suffered grazes, but was otherwise unharmed. Maybe he'll think twice about that next slide tackle, though.
1. What kind of crazy do you have to be when you feel compelled to physically harm a child, even if you believe that child has in some way slighted your own? This man wasn't protecting that boy from a knife-wilding lunatic. They were playing sports! Sports can be rough!
Posted at 2:48PM on Mar 8th 2007 by tammy