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Scottish Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Referee PUNCHED by angry dad with brutal uppercut in shocking scenes during children's match
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A REFEREE was brutally punched by an angry dad in shocking scenes at a children's football match. The incident took place after the full-time whistle. 4 A dad punched a referee after a kids' football match in Switzerland Credit: Tele M1 4 The father allegedly landed the uppercut after a decision went against his son Credit: Tele M1 A dad of FC Villmergen C-Junior player flew off the handle at the official in Aargau, Switzerland. Villmergen lost 4-2 to SC Schoftland - suffering heartache in injury time. And for one parent, he completely lost his cool. The dad confronted the referee as he walked off the pitch. Wearing a black vest and light shorts, according to Aargauer Zeitung he asked the ref: "Do you know what football means?" He then proceeded to thump the official with a savage uppercut. The referee managed to stay on his feet as his assailant was restrained, video footage showed. A FC Villmergen coach labelled the father's behaviour as unacceptable and hinted the inexplicable reaction may have come after he thought his son was fouled. The club are also considering what measures to take against the individual, with a possible ban against attending his son's matches. A statement read: "FC Villmergen condemns any form of violence on and off the pitch. "The incident following the match on May 31, 2025, deeply contradicts our core values. "We are working closely with the relevant authorities to fully clarify the situation." The video footage has been passed on to the Aargau Football Association (AFV). The AFV president Luigi Ponte said: "I was truly shocked that someone could freak out like that during a game like that. "We will have to refer the case to Bern," where the Swiss FA are based. Just last month, Ponte openly declared he is "against the use of [referees wearing body] cameras" - despite a rise in similar cases against officials. According to Swiss statistics, a referee is insulted, threatened or physically assaulted in one in every 100 football matches in the country. 4 The video footage has been passed on to the Swiss authorities Credit: Tele M1
The Irish Sun
7 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Referee PUNCHED by angry dad with brutal uppercut in shocking scenes during children's match
A REFEREE was brutally punched by an angry dad in shocking scenes at a children's football match. The incident took place after the full-time whistle. Advertisement 4 A dad punched a referee after a kids' football match in Switzerland Credit: Tele M1 4 The father allegedly landed the uppercut after a decision went against his son Credit: Tele M1 A dad of FC Villmergen C-Junior player flew off the handle at the official in Aargau, Switzerland. Villmergen lost 4-2 to SC Schoftland - suffering heartache in injury time. And for one parent, he completely lost his cool. The dad confronted the referee as he walked off the pitch. Advertisement READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS Wearing a black vest and light shorts, according to He then proceeded to thump the official with a savage uppercut. The referee managed to stay on his feet as his assailant was restrained, video footage showed. A FC Villmergen coach labelled the father's behaviour as unacceptable and hinted the inexplicable reaction may have come after he thought his son was fouled. Advertisement Most read in Football The club are also considering what measures to take against the individual, with a possible ban against attending his son's matches. A statement read: "FC Villmergen condemns any form of violence on and off the pitch. "The incident following the match on May 31, 2025, deeply contradicts our core values. "We are working closely with the relevant authorities to fully clarify the situation." Advertisement The video footage has been passed on to the Aargau Football Association (AFV). The AFV president Luigi Ponte said: "I was truly shocked that someone could freak out like that during a game like that. "We will have to refer the case to Bern," where the Swiss FA are based. Just last month, Ponte openly declared he is "against the use of [referees wearing body] cameras" - despite a rise in similar cases against officials. Advertisement According to Swiss statistics, a referee is insulted, threatened or physically assaulted in one in every 100 football matches in the country. 4 The video footage has been passed on to the Swiss authorities Credit: Tele M1 4 The referee managed to stay on his feet as the dad was restrained Credit: Tele M1
Miami Herald
25-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Florida shopping district is adding 12 stores and restaurants. See what's coming
If you're heading to Tampa, Orlando or Gainesville on Interstate 75 on Florida's Gulf Coast, you'll soon have more choices to shop and eat during a pit stop. University Town Center, just west of I-75 in Sarasota, is expanding its offerings with a dozen new stores and restaurants. The shopping center will grow in 2025 and 2026. Here's a look at what's coming to UTC: Award-winning Tampa restaurants coming to UTC Award-winning chef Chris Ponte has two restaurants planned along North Cattlemen Road, across from Ford's Garage. One is a modern Italian restaurant, Olivia, and the other is a contemporary American restaurant, On Swann. Olivia, which was named after Ponte's daughter and started in South Tampa in 2019, will occupy a 6,500-square-foot building. The UTC location is its third. On Swann will take up 5,000 square feet. It's the second location for the restaurant that started in Tampa, where it earned a Michelin Guide recommendation. 'I always wanted to expand to the Sarasota market,' Ponte said in a statement. 'This has been an idea years in the making that is finally becoming a reality at UTC. The fact that we can have both brands right next to each other is a win-win.' On Swann features dishes such as lamb meatballs over grits with minted ricotta cheese and chicken tenders with paprika honey butter. The two restaurants are scheduled to open in 2026. More new restaurants planned for UTC Other planned restaurants for UTC's West District include: Bulla Gastrobar, known for its Spanish tapas, will rise near furniture store Ethan Allen with a 2026 planned opening Kouzina, a Greek restaurant that started on St. Armand's Circle in Sarasota, is opening later this year next to Ford's Garage.Zōtō is a Japanese izakaya — or tavern — that features sushi, small Japanese plates, premium sake and craft cocktails with a Japanese twist. It's expected to open this summer in UTC's West and the Spice Boys, which offers Middle Eastern food, is opening its UTC restaurant on Monday, April Italian Ice is opening in the Shoppes at UTC in late spring or early summer. It's next to the Sprinkles cupcake shop. L.L. Bean and more stores announced Popular outdoor and adventure store L.L. Bean is opening its first Florida store on May 9. It's located near the Target in UTC's West District. In addition, there are plans for City Furniture to open a showroom in a 120,000-square-foot building next to Tesla in UTC's East District. The opening date is later this year. Furniture store Design with Reach is opening in the summer on the lower level at The Mall at UTC, while Canadian clothing retailer Garage and Southern California-based jewelry Gorjana also have planned The Mall at UTC openings. UTC, a Benderson Development project, spans over 4 million square feet of retail, dining, lodging and office space, including The Mall at UTC, which opened in 2014. Visit for more info.
Boston Globe
10-04-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Wanna buy a skyscraper? Auction of Providence's second-tallest tower postponed.
The new auction date is June 13, Ponte said. Leading up to Thursday, bidders were instructed to bring a $250,000 deposit check to bid on the property, which was last purchased for $51.8 million by JFR Global Investments, a New York-based real estate company, in 2018. The mortgage has changed hands several times, and is currently held by OFP Real Property Owner LLC. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up JFR Global could not be reached for comment. Advertisement One Financial Plaza, on the far left, is the second-tallest building in the state at 28 stories high. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Ponte and representatives with CBRE, a real estate firm that manages the building , were the ones who turned prospective bidders and observers away. 'I don't know what's going on,' said former Providence mayor Joe Paolino, a prominent real estate developer , while he was told of the auction would not take place. In 2017, when the building was last up for sale, Paolino was one of the developers who was considering making an offer. Prior to the 2018 sale, it was last sold in 2007 for $65.65 million. Ponte told the Globe that he did not know why the auction was postponed. Advertisement The tower, which is the second tallest building in the state after A sculpture outside of One Financial Plaza in Providence, R.I. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Also nicknamed the Sovereign Bank Tower, it was supposed to house the organization that funded the quasi-public Rhode Island Housing agency . Most of the office space inside the tower is outdated, and tens of thousands of square feet of office space remains available for lease, Current tenants include Starbucks on the ground level, Bank of America, Lock Lord, Santander Bank, KPMG, Barton Gilman, Robinson & Cole, among others. The privately-owned plaza was also been nominated to the preservation society's 2025 While Thursday's auction mostly attracted real estate executives and attorneys, it also attracted a small group of activists who wanted to disrupt the auction. 'Empty office buildings like this are always getting tax breaks, all while we lack housing and homelessness is on the rise,' said Mike Araujo with the Providence Worker Defense. The cooperative that advocates for working class people brought a $250,000 check so they could also bid on the building, but Araujo admitted that it would certainly bounce. Advertisement Commercial real estate vacancy rates in downtown Providence are already high: In the Financial District alone, which is where One Financial is located, more than 20 percent of all commercial spaces are empty. In nearby Capital Center, nearly 32 percent of spaces are vacant. Real estate leaders like Paolino have warned that the collapse of commercial real estate will have a devastating impact on the city's tax base. In the city's most recent revaluation, commercial office values did increase by about 9 percent, but that pales in comparison to The city pegs One Financial Plaza's current value at $40 million, but no one expects the building to go for that much. Alexa Gagosz can be reached at
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
FDIC OKs Rhode Island bank's wind-down plan
This story was originally published on Banking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Banking Dive newsletter. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has approved East Greenwich, Rhode Island-based Independence Bank's plan to liquidate, according to FDIC enforcement actions released Friday, settling a years-long back-and-forth between the lender and the regulator. The bank was required to pay restitution of $3.5 million to affected consumers, according to a Jan. 14 order. The FDIC accused the bank of charging illegal fees for Small Business Administration 7(a) loans and causing the agency to lose an estimated $8.8 million. Since the bank seeks to terminate deposit insurance and surrender its banking charter, Independence was ordered to dispose of any SBA loans still in its portfolio and ensure continuance of servicing rights and obligations connected with any of its SBA loans, according to the consent order. The community lender, which neither admitted or denied the FDIC's allegations, also must ensure it's compliant with all laws and regulations related to ongoing maintenance of required information technology infrastructure, as well as document and data retention, the FDIC said. The development wraps up a saga that stems from a SBA lending scheme the FDIC said was perpetuated between 2017 and 2019 by the bank's former CEO, Robert S. Catanzaro; former chief operating officer Danielle M. Desrosiers; and John C. Ponte, a loan referral agent who referred small businesses to the bank for SBA loans. According to a February 2023 FDIC complaint, Catanzaro 'caused the Bank to enter into a high-risk non-diversified SBA lending strategy.' Ponte's company targeted struggling small businesses and referred the 'vast majority' of SBA loans the bank funded: On average, about 76% of the dollar amount of SBA loans approved and funded by Independence was from loans referred by Ponte, the FDIC said. Additionally, Ponte's company offered high-interest bridge loans to SBA loan applicants while they awaited approval and funding from the bank, the FDIC said; interest rates on these loans were 50% to 100%, the FDIC said. Ponte sought to shift the risk associated with these bridge loans, arranging to have the loans repaid from the proceeds of the SBA loans made by Independence, and concealing information about the bridge loans and their repayment from SBA loan proceeds, the FDIC charged. The SBA found the default rate of loans issued through Independence to be five times higher than those of peer banks, which cost the government agency millions of dollars, the FDIC said. Catanzaro and Desrosiers participated in the bridge loan scheme, the FDIC contended, and Catanzaro worked with Ponte to ensure the loans were not documented in the bank's records. The former CEO, who exhibited 'deficient risk management practices,' was 'repeatedly notified by the FDIC of deficiencies in the Bank's SBA Loan program,' the regulator said. While employed at the bank, Desrosiers also developed a romantic relationship with Ponte, which she didn't disclose to the board, and began working for his company. Once aware of the romantic relationship, in February 2017, the board took away Desrosiers' COO title, but made her executive vice president of independent sales organization lending. Desrosiers left the bank in 2018. All three faced FDIC fines, according to the 2023 complaint, and the regulator sought to ban each from the industry. The FDIC ordered Catanzaro's removal as CEO last year. The bank sued the FDIC and the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation in federal court in Rhode Island in October 2023, accusing the regulators of 'blatant federal and regulatory agency overreach.' The bank, which denied wrongdoing related to its SBA lending, said it was 'unable to overcome a Kafka-esque nightmare of the FDIC's design' because the regulator required Independence to operate for an indefinite amount of time, despite the bank's intention to wind down its operations, surrender its charter and terminate deposit insurance. Independence said it had incurred about $3.6 million in operating expenses since first raising voluntary liquidation with regulators. But the FDIC said the termination process couldn't begin until the bank's outstanding regulatory obligations were satisfied. The regulator sought to have $6.9 million in restitution paid to bank customers harmed by its SBA lending program. The case was dismissed Jan. 15. Cases Ponte filed against the FDIC, in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, were also dismissed. The FDIC also terminated a 2019 consent order against the bank. A lawyer representing the bank in its Rhode Island district court case declined to comment Wednesday. The bank's president, Heather L. Marshall, couldn't immediately be reached for comment. Recommended Reading Fed, FDIC, OCC extend long-term debt comment period
