Overview
- The incident occurred after a D-youth game in Altenerding, where a player from SG FC Fraunberg allegedly told the young referee he would be killed after school.
- Multiple witnesses reported hearing the threat, and the 12-year-old left the field in tears following earlier verbal attacks during the match.
- The Bavarian Football Association said parties have been asked to submit statements to the sport court and confirmed a player’s provisional suspension.
- Local referee leaders contacted the child to offer support and warned that disrespect toward match officials in youth football is increasingly evident.
- BFV emphasized a zero-tolerance policy and noted about 80 recorded incidents out of roughly 200,000 matches last season in Bavaria, while SG FC Fraunberg did not issue an immediate statement.