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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment referee is PUNCHED by angry father at junior football match in Switzerland
An investigation has been launched after a referee was punched following a junior football match in Switzerland. The referee was confronted by a player's father following a match between FC Villmergen C-Junior and SC Schoftland on Saturday evening. FC Villmergen C-Junior's had lost the match 4-2 to SC Schoftland. Swiss newspaper Aargauer Zeitung reported that the referee had been confronted by a father of a FC Villmergen C-Junior player. The father reportedly asked the official 'Do you know what football means?' Footage published on social media then showed the father, wearing a black vest and shorts, punching the official. 🤬 Atentos a este mal nacido 😤 Invade en el terreno de juego para increpar y pedir explicaciones al árbitro que acaba de pitar a su hijo. Lo que acaba ocurriendo es lamentable 🇨🇭 Ha ocurrido en Suiza 🎥 @reglaXVIII — Pável Fernández (@PavelFdez) June 3, 2025 The official could be seen grabbing the side of their face following the punch and stepped back, while the father was then pulled away. A coach claimed to Aargauer Zeitung that the father had been angered after his son had been severely fouled during the match. Villmergen issued a statement condemning the violence, with the club reportedly considering banning the father from attending his son's matches in the future. 'FC Villmergen condemns any form of violence on and off the pitch,' a statement read. '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 incident has also been reported to the Swiss Football Federation by the Aargau Football Association, the local organisation in the Swiss canton. 'I was truly shocked that someone could freak out like that during a game like that,' AFV president Luigi Ponte told Tele M1. Ponte had, however, last month said he was against referees wearing body cameras in response to a growing number of attacks on officials. He suggested the cameras could have the opposite effect and cause more incidents. His comments came after statistics were published stating referees are insulted, threatened or physically assaulted in one in every 100 matches in Switzerland.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online
ZURICH (AP) — A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online because authorities say the toys violated the country's weapons law, a local newspaper reported. Newspaper Aargauer Zeitung on Friday reported that Marc Jaisli — a member of the local council in Buchs, a town west of Zurich — ordered the water pistols in August through ultra low-cost online retailer Temu for his godchildren as a gift. Prosecutors ordered him to pay a fine totaling 6,500 francs ($7,390) for a violation of weapons law, arguing that it applied even though the pistols were imitations 'because they could be confused for real firearms due to their appearance' — despite the pink color. Aargauer Zeitung reported that Jaisli said he had not been aware of the violation, but accepted the penalty and paid the fine.
Washington Post
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online
ZURICH — A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online because authorities say the toys violated the country's weapons law, a local newspaper reported. Newspaper Aargauer Zeitung on Friday reported that Marc Jaisli — a member of the local council in Buchs, a town west of Zurich — ordered the water pistols in August through ultra low-cost online retailer Temu for his godchildren as a gift.
Associated Press
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online
ZURICH (AP) — A Swiss politician was fined for buying pink water pistols online because authorities say the toys violated the country's weapons law, a local newspaper reported. Newspaper Aargauer Zeitung on Friday reported that Marc Jaisli — a member of the local council in Buchs, a town west of Zurich — ordered the water pistols in August through ultra low-cost online retailer Temu for his godchildren as a gift. Prosecutors ordered him to pay a fine totaling 6,500 francs ($7,390) for a violation of weapons law, arguing that it applied even though the pistols were imitations 'because they could be confused for real firearms due to their appearance' — despite the pink color. Aargauer Zeitung reported that Jaisli said he had not been aware of the violation, but accepted the penalty and paid the fine.
