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16-year-old referee assaulted during a soccer match in Geldrop; 19-year-old arrested

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A 16-year-old referee was assaulted Friday night during his first official indoor soccer match in Geldrop, prompting a police response with four vehicles and the arrest of a 19-year-old suspect from Eindhoven, Omroep Brabant reports.

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A 16-year-old referee was assaulted last night in Geldrop during his first official indoor soccer match. He was grabbed by the throat and pushed to the ground. Police have arrested a man from Eindhoven as a suspect. "He's one of the youngest referees in the region, this is so sad for him," his shocked father told Omroep Brabant. The father, whose name is known to the editors, says the incident occurred during the match between FC Eindhoven 5 and…

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The 16-year-old referee, who was assaulted Friday evening during an indoor soccer match in Geldrop, was refereeing his first official match. The teenager wants to explore a career as a referee, his father says. Whether he intends to pursue that career is unclear. "He's one of the youngest referees in the region, this is so sad for him." "The match was between FC Eindhoven 5 and SV Tongelre 9," said his father, a long-time referee himself, on Sat…

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Omroep Brabant broke the news in on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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