Italian boy, 5, reports father to police for forcing him to become a Juventus fan

Italian football fans are known for their passion and fierce loyalty to their local teams.

But one supporter appears to have taken the game a little too seriously. Arturo Verratti is a Juventus die-hard fan but when his five-year-old son starts to show interest in Milan, Arturo lost it. Arturo, 38, called in the local priest, to exorcise the devil from his son who had committed the cardinal sin of ...
supporting hated rival team Milan. Arturo feared that only Satan could have been to blame for persuading his son to pledge allegiance to any team other than his beloved Juventus. Arturo's son, however, reported him to police for trying to force him to support Juventus football team. The boy told police he was being forced to sing Juventus' chants and wear their black and white jersey day and night to indoctrinate him into being a supporter. Neighbours confirmed they have often heard the boy loudly singing Juventus chants under the urging of his dad