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Police called to Florida youth soccer game after dispute over 3-year-old player

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

4 articles in total. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

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Police were called to a Winter Park, Florida, soccer game run by i9 Sports on a Saturday morning after a dispute involving the parents of a 3-year-old player. According to audio that the New York Post obtained from police, league director Thomas Hayes called 911 and said a parent was “really, really disruptive.” The family says their son was outplaying older children, that adults complained about him, and that the league then removed him. Police report that the parents were told the child could no longer play in the league because of their behavior. Officials have not publicly explained why officers were called.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Winter Park police were called to an i9 Sports youth soccer game on Saturday after a dispute involving parents of a 3-year-old player.

    Reported byLeft1Right1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    TheGrio
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  2. League director Thomas Hayes told the 911 dispatcher that a parent was “really, really disruptive.”

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  3. The family says their 3-year-old son was outplaying older children and that adults complained about his ball control before the league removed him.

    One outletTheGrio· Left

  4. Police report that the parents were told the child could no longer play in the league because of their behavior, and that any refund would be a civil matter.

    One side only: the rightReported byRight1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Right
    New York Post
    Far Right
    Fox News

  5. Officials have not publicly explained why officers were called.

    One outletTheGrio· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Why police were called to the game.

    The New York Post and Fox News, citing audio and a police report, say league director Thomas Hayes described a disruptive parent who followed him and called him names. TheGrio reports the family’s allegation that adults complained about the child’s ball control and says no official account has established why officers were called.

  • Why the child was removed from the league.

    The New York Post and Fox News report that the league told the parents the decision was based on their behavior during the disturbance. The family says the league removed the boy after adults complained about his skill and playing time.

How each side tells it

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Police were called to a Winter Park soccer game over a dispute involving a 3-year-old player, and all three outlets say the child was removed from the league. The left side centers the family’s claim that adults complained about his play; the right side centers the official’s 911 call.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Frames the story around the family’s account, with a 3-year-old outplaying older children and police escorting the family off the field, and leaves the reason for the police call unexplained.

    Florida family says police escorted them from soccer field after 3-year-old outplayed older kids
    TheGrioLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with the police call and the child’s dominance; the Post’s ‘Chaos’ and Fox’s ‘prodigy’ cast the parents as the disruption, and Fox says the boy is too good for the league.

    Sensational language“Chaos”The word describes the scene as disorder beyond what the 911 call and police account establish.More neutral: disputeDisagree with this highlight? breaks out at Florida youth soccer game with police called on family of dominant 3-year-old
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

Language to notice

Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    Chaosis too good for a 5U soccer leaguesoccer prodigy

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    ChaosMore neutral: dispute

    The word describes the scene as disorder beyond what the 911 call and police account establish.

    Chaos breaks out at Florida youth soccer game with police called on family of dominant…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    is too good for a 5U soccer leagueMore neutral: was playing in a 5U soccer league, according to the family

    The outlet states a cause for the police call that the cited police report does not establish.

    …morning and, based on a police report, it's because a 3-year-old is too good for a 5U soccer league.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    soccer prodigyMore neutral: 3-year-old soccer player

    The label presents the child as exceptional, a judgement the police and league accounts do not make.

    Cops called to Florida youth soccer game to deal with parents of 3-year-old soccer prodigy

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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See for yourself

Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the family’s account of the child’s skill
  • video of the 3-year-old dribbling past older children
  • parents alleging adults complained about the child
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  • TheGrioLeft

    Florida family says police escorted them from soccer field after 3-year-old outplayed older kids

    Video shared by the family shows the 3-year-old dribbling past older children, but officials have not publicly explained why police

    Read at TheGrio (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the police call and the disruption it describes
  • the 3-year-old’s dominance and ability
  • the league director’s 911 call
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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    8 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 1:29 PM EDT

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 26, 1:21 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 26, 1:21 PM EDT
  2. TheGrioLeftOct 26, 1:29 PM EDT
  3. Fox NewsFar RightOct 26, 3:05 PM EDT

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