After a violent fight during a youth tournament in Frankfurt this weekend, during which a 15-year-old Berliner was seriously injured, the resident of an FC Metz training program was taken into custody provisionally in Germany, according to the German police.
“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. FC Metz, in a press release, confirmed this information on Tuesday, and specified that it is a “young player” of the FC Metz Performance Program, the international academy of the Moselle club, whose objective is to allow young people from all over the world to approach the top level.
“At present, the German justice in charge of the case is investigating to shed light on these tragic facts. A young player from FC Metz Performance Program is currently heard by the German authorities and denies having deliberately damaged the physical integrity of the injured young player.wrote the Lorraine club.
According to the German police, the victim collapsed on the floor and had to be sent to intensive care “. She was taken to the nearest hospital, where “brain injuries were found that could be fatal”. FC Metz said to itself “deeply shocked by this tragedy and sends its most sincere support to the young player, his family and his loved ones”.
