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    Eric Wynalda, ex-USMNT star, involved in ugly incident with teen and mom at soccer game

    By Matt Ehalt,

    24 days ago

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    Former U.S. men’s national team star Eric Wynalda has been named in a battery report stemming from an ugly soccer fracas involving a teenager, according to TMZ .

    Wynalda, while coaching his son’s club team, is alleged to have called a player on an opposing team a “bitch” while also insulting his mother, according to the Las Vegas police report obtained by TMZ.

    The teenager told police he shoved Wynalda, which led to a fight, and received a scratch in the aftermath, although he did not know who hit him, per TMZ’s report.

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    The player on the left ultimately pushed Eric Wynalda. TMZ Sports

    A parent called 911 to report the incident.

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    Sources told TMZ the game took a turn for the worse following a hard foul on Wynalda’s son, which sidelined him for the rest of the game.

    A TMZ video shows Wynalda’s son being hit as he kicked the ball and fell to the ground.

    The opposing player then started trash-talking Wynalda, according to TMZ.

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    The skirmish intensifies after the push. TMZ Sports

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    Wynalda engaged this player before being pushed. TMZ Sports

    A second video of the incident was also published Monday by the outlet and showed Wynalda, wearing a black and white tracksuit with a black cap, seemingly engaging with an opposing player in a red jersey.

    The said player then pointed at Wynalda and walked over to him while seemingly speaking.

    Wynalda then looked toward the field and held out his hands in a “What?” exclamation as another player in a red jersey walked toward him with the same hand gesture and pushed the former USMNT star.

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    The hit on Wynalda’s son that apparently started the chain of events. TMZ Sports

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    The original opposing player then walked toward Wynalda as he backed up while the referee attempted to diffuse the situation. A player seemingly on Wynalda’s team ran toward the pushing player.

    Players from both teams then ran in one direction and started a skirmish, while the player who first engaged Wynalda in the video threw a ball at Wynalda’s face.

    Wynalda’s representatives declined comment to TMZ.

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    Eric Wynalda playing for the USMNT in 1998. Getty Images

    The 54-year-old is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and retired with a then-record of 34 USMNT goals, per the induction page.

    He played in three World Cups.

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