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ByFfion WynneBBC Sport Journalist
  • Published16 minutes ago

A football tournament for nine and 10 year olds in Bergamo, Italy, was abandoned because of the behaviour of parents, which included fighting and shouting homophobic insults towards a child and a referee.

The tournament was arranged by Serie D club Villa Valle, and Italian news agency Ansa reported, external that the referees used were young people involved at the club.

Organisers of the event and the coaches of all teams involved agreed to suspend the tournament during the final match of the day because of the parents' quarrels which also included spitting and booing opposing teams.