German referee Pascal Kaiser was attacked at his home, just over a week after he proposed to his boyfriend before a Bundesliga match. According to the Argentine News Agency, the incident occurred during the night of last Saturday when the referee was attacked by three men in his garden. Additionally, the day before the attack, Kaiser had received explicit threats mentioning his home address, but when he called the police, they assured him he was not in danger. Pascal Kaiser after the assault. A few days after having one of the best moments of his life by getting engaged to his boyfriend before a match between Cologne and Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, referee Pascal Kaiser was assaulted at his home. While smoking in his garden, the referee was surprised by three men who threatened him and then beat him, leaving him with an injury to his right eye. Furthermore, the day before the unfortunate event, Kaiser had notified the police authorities that he had received threats that included his home address, although the police dismissed his complaint, stating he was not in danger. Thus, after having proposed to thousands of people before a First Division match, the referee believes it was a homophobic attack.
