It was supposed to be a fun weekend soccer game for children. Instead, an alleged dispute involving a 3-year-old player ended with police being called to a Florida park, footage of which has since gone viral online and sparked outrage.
\n\nThe Winter Park Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to a call from a soccer league official alleging a disturbance involving the child’s parents.
\n\nNevada Pierre’s parents insist the 3-year-old was “scorned” for playing too well at a game Saturday, according to the police report. But the game’s sports league director argued the child was removed “due to behavior” and said his “unruly parents” were “upset with their son’s playing time,” the police report said.
\n\nOfficers determined the “incident was a civil matter between those parties and not criminal. No one was arrested, trespassed, or forced to leave the park,” police added in a statement.
\n\n“The league requested the family leave and offered to refund the league cost to the family,” police said Monday. “The family stated the game was over and they were leaving.”
\n\n“The family was cooperative with the officers,” police added.
\n\nThe dispute, however, has long since left the soccer field, and video footage…
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