Insults, threats and physical attacks in the Guatemalan national football tournament over the last three days are a motive of concern for local sports authorities and team managers.
The most serious case was registered Wednesday in Peten Department in a match between Heredia and champion Jalapa, when an armed individual attacked Jalapa coach Julio Cesar Cortes (from Uruguay), fracturing his nose and cutting his face and head.
Some days earlier, in another Jalapa match, this time against San Marcos, auxiliary umpire Ronaldo de la Cruz was punched in the face by a Jalapa official who was not happy with his call.
In a match between Municipal and Comunicaciones, officials from the latter insulted and made death threats against chief umpire Hugo Castillo.
Former Interior Minister Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte, an executive committee member of Guatemala's football Federation, demanded more severe punishments for those using violence.
She also said that head coaches and managers must comply with security regulations and prevent entry of armed people into the stadiums.
In the south and east of the country fans usually celebrate goals or good plays by firing guns into the air.
The most serious case was registered Wednesday in Peten Department in a match between Heredia and champion Jalapa, when an armed individual attacked Jalapa coach Julio Cesar Cortes (from Uruguay), fracturing his nose and cutting his face and head.
Some days earlier, in another Jalapa match, this time against San Marcos, auxiliary umpire Ronaldo de la Cruz was punched in the face by a Jalapa official who was not happy with his call.
In a match between Municipal and Comunicaciones, officials from the latter insulted and made death threats against chief umpire Hugo Castillo.
Former Interior Minister Adela Camacho de Torrebiarte, an executive committee member of Guatemala's football Federation, demanded more severe punishments for those using violence.
She also said that head coaches and managers must comply with security regulations and prevent entry of armed people into the stadiums.
In the south and east of the country fans usually celebrate goals or good plays by firing guns into the air.
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