Shocking moment referee is PUNCHED by angry father at junior football match in Switzerland

• A father was seen confronting a referee following a junior match in Switzerland
• Footage showed the father punching the official before being pulled away 

By MICHAEL PAVITT

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.

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😤 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
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A father was seen punching a referee following a junior football match in Switzerland

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.

The referee was seen holding their face following the punch, as the father was dragged away

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.

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Shocking moment referee is PUNCHED by angry father at junior football match in Switzerland

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