VIRAL VIDEO: Winter Park 3-year-old soccer star, family asked to leave field after saying child ‘played too well’
WKMG • • sports
Key Points:
- A viral video showing a 3-year-old soccer prodigy named Nevada scoring goals in Winter Park has sparked controversy after claims that police were called because he was playing too well.
- The Instagram account posting the video alleged that Nevada and his family were asked to leave the i9 Sports soccer fields due to his exceptional performance.
- i9 Sports Maitland/Winter Park issued a statement saying they are reviewing the incident after concerns were raised but did not confirm any specific details or reasons for asking the family to leave.
- Winter Park Police clarified that they responded to a disturbance call from league officials requesting the family leave, but no arrests or forced removals occurred, and the matter was civil, not criminal.
- The police confirmed the family was cooperative, the game was over at the time, and officers' body camera footage supports their account of the incident.
