A 16-year-old player from a French team was arrested by German police after violently hitting a German opponent during a tournament on Sunday. The victim is said to be brain dead, according to the German press.
A teenager who played for a French football team has been remanded in Germany following a fight after a match, during which a 15-year-old Berliner was seriously injured, German police said on Monday. During a youth tournament, which involved teams from 16 different countries, mostly European, a fight took place in Frankfurt, in central Germany, after a match between a French team and a German team.
A 16-year-old player from a French team arrested
“A 16-year-old player from a French football team allegedly hit a 15-year-old Berliner in the head and throat,” German police said in a statement. The victim of the blows “collapsed on the ground and had to be sent to intensive care”, she adds.
“The emergency services immediately took the young man to the nearest hospital, where he was found to have life-threatening brain injuries,” the statement said. “The 16-year-old was arrested and the following day brought before a judge who ordered his pre-trial detention,” police said. According to the prosecutor, the German player would be brain dead.
According to the first elements, the fight between the two teams broke out after the match around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday. The victim then fell to the ground, according to a report from the Frankfurt police and public prosecutor’s office, and had to be resuscitated before being transported to a nearby hospital in Frankfurt. Contacted by AFP, the tournament organizers refused to give details on the case, saying they were “deeply upset by the events”.
