Fathers start a bloody FIGHT as they watch their children play football with one left covered in blood and needing hospital treatment 

  • Two fathers of rival football team players had a bust up in Gran Canaria
  • A video of the incident sees the two men arguing before one headbutts the other
  • One man was left bloodied, bruised and had to taken to hospital for treatment 

By Gerard Couzens for MailOnline

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The father of a teenage football player ended up in hospital after this ugly fist fight with the father of a rival footballer in Gran Canaria.

The violence started after the man on the receiving end of most of the punches tried to headbutt the other, thought to be a local taxi driver, in Telde on Saturday, January 14.

He was left bloodied and bruised - and nursing an eye injury that required hospital treatment - after being subjected to a string of punches before managing to escape.

Two fathers were filmed having a bust-up during a football match in Gran Canaria at the weekend 

Two fathers were filmed having a bust-up during a football match in Gran Canaria at the weekend 

One headbutts the other before the two begin exchanging punches on the sidelines

One headbutts the other before the two begin exchanging punches on the sidelines

The match commentator could be overheard saying: 'Dear me, there's a fight going on here' as a middle-aged woman walked behind them to safety and onlookers shouted at them to stop, although the footballers carried on unaware of the violence erupting by the pitch.

The shocking scenes happened during a game between UD Telde and UD Guia, around 15 minutes into the second half and moments after the away side had scored an equaliser to level the game 1-1.

One man, who is believed to be a taxi driver, is seen being repeatedly hit as a woman looks on

One man, who is believed to be a taxi driver, is seen being repeatedly hit as a woman looks on

The pair carry on as the football teams, UD Telde and UD Guia, were also battling it out on the pitch

The pair carry on as the football teams, UD Telde and UD Guia, were also battling it out on the pitch

The youngsters playing were aged 16 to 18.

The man wearing a yellow top who came off the worse for wear was identified as the father of one of the players of away side UD Guia.

The 53-year-old was taken away from the stadium in the eastern island town of Telde by ambulance and ended up having an op on his eye.

Police have launched an investigation after being given the names of both parents.

UD Guia said in a statement: 'The club condemns the incident that happened in Pablo Hernandez stadium in Telde during the match against UD Telde.

'The incident was unconnected to the game which took place with complete normality and has nothing to do with our club.'

The man wearing a yellow top, who came off the worse for wear, was identified as the father of one of the players of away side UD Guia

The man wearing a yellow top, who came off the worse for wear, was identified as the father of one of the players of away side UD Guia

Mario De la Santa, a coordinator of UD Guia, said it was an 'isolated incident' and the match was 'clean'

Mario De la Santa, a coordinator of UD Guia, said it was an 'isolated incident' and the match was 'clean'

Mario De la Santa, a coordinator of UD Guia, added: 'We didn't find out until the end of the game what had happened because it was a clean match with no problems for the referee.

'This was an isolated incident that had nothing to do with the match and we condemn it as it damages the image of the game.'

The away side went on to win the match 2-1 with a 65-minute strike.

Eduardo Estevez wrote on Facebook under a copy of the video, which this morning had already been seen by more than 80,000 people.

He said: 'These parents should never be allowed inside a football stadium again.'

Jaime Fernandez added: 'These idiots should be banned from all sports stadiums. They make me sick.'

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