# Police called after dispute over three-year-old’s Florida youth football game benching

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/police-called-to-florida-soccer-game-after-parents-say-three-year-old-benched-for-being-too-good/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:07:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T12:48:50+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/27/florida-soccer-game-three-year-old-boy-benched-police
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Police attended after a dispute over a three-year-old being taken out of a game.
- His parents said he was benched for being too good; an organiser cited pushing.
- The family left voluntarily, and i9 Sports is reviewing the incident.

## Summary

Police were called to a youth football game in Florida after a disagreement over a three-year-old player being taken out of the match. His parents said he was benched because he was too good and made the other children look bad, while an organiser said he had pushed other players and that his parents became argumentative.

The dispute drew attention after the parents posted a video of Nevada dribbling past older children, which went viral; the footage does not show him pushing anyone. Winter Park police said the family agreed to leave, and no one was arrested, removed or barred from the park. i9 Sports said it had contacted the family and was reviewing the incident.

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