Youth football league launches probe after man allegedly shouts racial slurs at opposing team

A youth football organization is investigating after a video surfaced this week reportedly showing a man affiliated with one of the teams targeting coaches from an opposing team with racial slurs at a tournament in Florida earlier this month.

Pop Warner, one of the largest youth football organizations in the country, based out of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, released a statement to Fox News Digital on Friday after video taken after the Division II, 12U quarterfinal match between the Hamden Hurricanes and Highlands Ranch Mountain Lions appeared to show a man using a racial slur directed at the Hurricanes coaching staff. 

"A video has come to our attention showing adults, reported to be associated with a Pop Warner team, using racist and threatening language toward coaches from another team. The disturbing behavior shown in the video is inconsistent with our code of conduct and the expectations we have of our adult volunteers," the statement read. 

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Pop Warner also said in its statement that it will hold an "investigative hearing" next week that could result in "disciplinary action." 

"If the panel finds that any of the adults engaging in the verbal assault are, in fact, associated with a Pop Warner team they will be subject to disciplinary action, including suspension from Pop Warner activity."

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The video, obtained by TMZ Sports, shows the Hurricanes coaching staff attempting to distance themselves from a man at a hotel where both teams were reportedly staying. 

According to the report, the interaction came hours after the game where coaches and fans from Highlands Ranch allegedly shouted racially charged words at the players from the opposing team. 

In the video, the Hurricanes coaching staff can be seen attempting to walk away from the verbal encounter when the man can be heard shouting racial slurs. 

Pop Warner condemned the behavior.

"One thing is clear: the abhorrent conduct and language exhibited in this video are unacceptable. Our organization is committed to a safe, inclusive, and positive environment for all young people and their families. No one should ever encounter this kind of behavior. We will take all measures necessary to address the situation."

Representatives from the Hamden Hurricanes and the Highlands Ranch Mountain Lions did not immediately respond to Fox News Digitals’ request for comment.


 

Massive Berlin aquarium with 1,500 fish bursts, injuring 2 and flooding hotel with 260K gallons of water

A massive aquarium in a downtown Berlin hotel burst Friday, releasing 264,000 gallons of water, 1,500 fish and injuring two people, German authorities said. 

The spill in the lobby of the Radisson Blu caused a wave of debris to sweep the hotel shortly before 6 a.m. local time and rescue dogs are sweeping the area to make sure no one was caught under the wreckage. 

The tank was the world’s largest cylindrical aquarium and was dubbed the "AquaDom," which held 80 different types of tropical fish, including blue tang and clownfish – most of which are believed to have perished in the accident.

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"We have not yet been able to walk the first floor completely, which is probably where these fish will be," fire service spokesman Adrian Wentzel said. "But the thing is that the water has completely leaked out and these about 1,400 fish that were in this aquarium could not be saved either."

The exact cause of the incident remain unclear, though authorities believe it could be down to overnight freezing temperatures that may have caused a crack in the glass.

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The tank, which had become a tourist attraction with a 10-minute elevator ride through it, was modernized in 2020.

Some 300 guests staying at the Radisson Blu were forced to evacuate Friday morning. 

German lawmaker, Sandra Weeser, who was staying at the hotel described being woken up after hearing a loud bang, noting she thought there might have been an earthquake. 

"There are shards (of glass) everywhere. The furniture, everything has been flooded with water," she said. "It looks a bit like a war zone."

Emergency services are still on sight and Berlin police have assessed that so far they do not believe the tank was tampered with.