Judge Finds Association and League Weren’t Responsible for Ref’s Inaction

A Connecticut state court has granted summary judgment to a soccer association and a youth soccer league in case where they were sued by a soccer player who suffered an injury at the hands of an opposing team’s player when an altercation between their two teams broke out.   In so ruling, the court found, first, that the plaintiff failed to advise the referee that his opponent was violent and, second, that the referees were not controlled by the defendants.   The incident in question