German Soccer Player's Child Bites Referee's Crotch Forcing the Game to Be Canceled
The official later said in his report that the child gave him a "sharp" bite in his left testicle
A recent soccer match in Germany was postponed after an unfortunate injury to a referee.
According to the Latin Times, Rheinische Post, and National World, the incident occurred just before the match between FC Taxi Duisburg II and FC Rot-Weiss Mülheim began on Sunday, Feb. 23.
Referee Stefan Kahler was reportedly conducting his routine pre-game checks of the players' passports when a "small child" who was on the field "doing gymnastics" gave him a "sharp" bite on his left testicle.
The young child was later identified as the son of a player on the Taxi Duisburg football team.
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Kahler's injury was so painful that he "buckled over" in pain, per the reports, and he was unable to perform his scheduled duties as referee.
Kahler later explained, "While I was checking the FC Taxi players' ID, a small child was doing warm-up exercises alongside the players. He came closer and closer to me, then suddenly - to my complete surprise - gave me a sharp bite in my left testicle," according to National World.
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"It was the child of one of the FC Taxi players who was to blame," he confirmed, adding that he "did not start the game" on Sunday "because of the pain I was in and the situation."
The player whose son bit Kahler was not identified.
The two football clubs will play each other at a later date after needing to reschedule the match following the bizarre injury. It has not yet been made clear if Kahler will referee the match.
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