Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Murano is an island of about 4,500 inhabitants in the Venetian lagoon. Photograph: Thierry GRUN/Aero/Alamy View image in fullscreen Murano is an island of about 4,500 inhabitants in the Venetian lagoon. Photograph: Thierry GRUN/Aero/Alamy Venice police fine parents of children who played football in public squareMurano resident reported children, aged between 12 and 13, to the police Italy might be a football-loving country but that did not stop police in Venice from pursuing a group of unlikely targets: 14 children who fell foul for playing the game in a public square, leading to fines presented to their parents, in a move that has sparked a debate about the rights of young people to play outdoors.The children, aged between 12 and 13, were playing football earlier this month in Pino Signoretto square in Murano, an island of about 4,500 inhabitants in the Venetian lagoon, when a resident, annoyed by the noise they were making, reported them to the police.Police officers then went to the square and identified each child before their parents were summoned and ordered to pay a €50 (£43) fine on their behalf. The children were allegedly playing football in a prohibited area, “creating a disturbance to the public peace and a danger…
Published: September 21, 2025 4:55 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original