{"id":656223,"date":"2013-05-06T10:17:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T14:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=228393"},"modified":"2013-05-06T10:17:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T14:17:38","slug":"punched-ref-dies-after-time-in-coma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/656223","title":{"rendered":"Punched Ref Dies After Time in Coma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Utah man died on Saturday after being punched while refereeing a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/tag\/soccer\">soccer<\/a> game one week ago.  According to an Associated Press <a href=\"http:\/\/bigstory.ap.org\/article\/police-utah-soccer-referee-punched-player-dies\">report<\/a>, 46-year-old Ricardo Portillo died at a Salt Lake City hospital after spending a week in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>Portillo had been the referee at a recreational soccer match last Sunday, when he was punched on the side of the head by a 17-year-old player.  Portillo had just given the youth, a goalkeeper, a yellow card for shoving another player.  The referee became dizzy and then began vomiting blood, according to witnesses.  He suffered brain swelling and fell into a coma after being transported to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p>According to the AP report, the teen is currently in a juvenile detention center on aggravated assault charges.  Authorities have indicated additional charges may be filed in the wake of Portillo&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"416\" height=\"374\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" id=\"ep\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&#038;videoId=us\/2013\/05\/06\/elam-ut-soccer-ref-dies.cnn\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&#038;videoId=us\/2013\/05\/06\/elam-ut-soccer-ref-dies.cnn\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" bgcolor=\"#000000\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"416\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"374\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=9Huf9pcNLSY:0fay2gjpAXk:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/9Huf9pcNLSY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Utah man died on Saturday after being punched while refereeing a soccer game one week ago. According to an Associated Press report, 46-year-old Ricardo Portillo died at a Salt Lake City hospital after spending a week in a coma. 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