[reagandemo]

I guess Rush was right all along Soccer is a bad sport.

[coloradan]

Will this story get the same national top-story headline attention that a single student shot to death at school would?

[Semper Paratus]

The school flew the Mexican flag Tuesday in his honor,

Was he a Mexican citizen?

[dfwgator]

Those folks at "Keep Our Own Kids Safe" are right after all.

[soccerchick1992]

you know what stinks is that because of this incident people will start to think that soccer is a bad sport I play soccer and I do believe it is dangerous but so is every other sport

[soccerchick1992]

you know what stinks is that because of this incident people will start to think that soccer is a bad sport I play soccer and I do believe it is dangerous but so is every other sport

[ladiesview61]

Wow, this is really sad. Nothing to say really, other than he died doing what he loved it seems. God bless his family.

[Rebelbase]

I demand a no tolerance policy for soccer balls.

[Izzy Dunne]

The school flew the Mexican flag Tuesday in his honor

Why?

If he was a Mexican citizen, there was no reason for him to be on an American school soccer team.
If he was an American citizen, there's no reason to fly an American flag.

[Pessimist]

"It’s kinda crazy for somebody so young to die so early"

And it kinda hard for someone young to die late.

[indcons]

It is obvious that soccer kills people. Ban soccer NOW!!

[paradoxical]

ditto

[Kimmers]

Revolver Club offers 'safest sport' to kids

Previous posted article on FR....HOLYOKE - Norm Desilets is proud of the safety record of the Holyoke Revolver Club and knows how important it is. "Since 1914 there have been no injuries," he said

I do not think any other sport can boast of this record

[Blueflag]

"It’s still not clear what killed Valle-Victorino, but an opposing player trying to score kicked the ball, striking him in the neck."

Years ago my parents made me quit playing HS football and switch to soccer to avoid the risk of injuries my dad had endured - playing both ways at the Univ. Of Wisconsin. He lost 1/4 of his teeth and one knee.

The injury prevention idea didn't pan out. I played goalie. I was knocked out once after a kicked ball struck me square in the face. I had my bottom team knocked loose from a kicked ball. I had three vertebrae broken when an opponent tried to kick the ball after I had made a save and struck me in the back with his kicking foot.

Soccer is a high-speed, high-force contact sport. The pros have gotten good at acting, but anyone putting their kids in soccer thinking it is kinder and gentler don't understand the game.

[Dan from Michigan]

It's too bad to see. There's risk involved in every sport. We all know that when we sign up(In my case, football).

And can the posters here cut the immigration bullshit here, especially since there's no indication he's illegal. Have some respect.

[Willie Green]

Donations can be made at any Fifth Third Bank branch.

?

Good grief... how many "Fifth Third Bank" branches are there?
Are they sure it's not the "Third Fifth Bank"???
Or maybe the "Seventh Fourth Bank"???

[Billthedrill]

Odd sort of injury even for soccer - popped a carotid, possibly? FReeperdocs?

[mhking]

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!"

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[steveegg]

Since this question has not yet been asked properly, I'll ask it - Was Francisco Valle-Victorino here legally? I'll even throw in the follow-up in the event that the answer is negative - If he was here illegally, what was he doing on the soccer team?

[Razz Barry]

Soccer's for girls. Real men play rugby.