Shameful scenes in Ibiza youth football: “The match was suspended due to verbal aggression” from parents

Grassroots football in Ibiza produced scenes this weekend that few wish to see. An under-12 match between SCR Peña Deportiva and UD Ibiza, played at the Can Misses training ground, was suspended in the 36th minute due to the unacceptable behaviour of several parents in the stands.

We are talking about children. About development. About values. And yet, once again, it was the adults who turned a youth football match into a scene of tension wholly at odds with the spirit of formative sport.

How the conflict began, according to one of the clubs

According to information obtained by Diario de Ibiza from one of the clubs involved, the incident began after a foul was committed on a Peña Deportiva player. The boy’s father stood up to protest angrily — a reaction that, while condemnable, is sadly not uncommon at grassroots fixtures.

According to this account, it was at that point that the father of a UD Ibiza player intervened, significantly raising the tone of the exchange.

For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here.