When Parents Lose It: How Children's Soccer Becomes a Stage for Adult Violence

It was supposed to be a typical U13 tournament on the Mediterranean coast. Kids on dusty artificial turf, parents on the sidelines, coaches with whistles and water bottles in hand. Instead, the soccer Sunday in Six-Fours-les-Plages in the Var department ended with flashing lights, hospital visits, and horror. Youth coach Fabien Benachour from the club Six-Fours Le Brusc FC is in intensive care after a brutal attack. According to initial…