KANSAS CITY - Authorities in Kansas City announced today that Sporting Kansas City (SKC) superfan Kevin "KEVIÑCHO" Lopez has been placed in protective custody this weekend, "in order to provide for his own safety."
Viewers of Lopez's popular YouTube channel, on which he provides live commentary during SKC games, apparently contacted authorities after Lopez's 10-minute meltdown during SKC's 1-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids on April 2nd. In the YouTube video, Lopez was seen to curse the SKC team, SKC coaching staff, and SKC management in both English and Spanish during an extended rant.
Authorities have not disclosed Lopez's location but did issue a press release stating based upon the Colorada and San Jose game that they remanded Lopez to an unknown location. They stated that Lopez was resting comfortably and was being provided with a, "soothing environment," which included piped-in sounds of wind chimes and a babbling brook as well as videos of puppies and kittens.
Lopez will apparently be barred from watching any football content for the immediate future, although the press release did indicate that after an appropriate calming period Lopez would be eased back into watching football starting with career highlight reels of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi followed by games of the 2000 Supporter's Shield and MLS Cup winning season of the Kansas City Wizards. In the latter case, authorities indicated that Lopez will be told that the videos are of current SKC games, and that the team fired head coach Peter Vermes and adopted a throw back game kit for the remainder of the season.
Lopez could not be reached for comment, although videos have emerged of Kansas City authorities removing him from his home during which he can be heard to shout "¡Abandonad la esperanza, todos los que entráis CMP!"
The Nutmeg News will have more on this as an appearance by KEVIÑCHO on a YouTube stream starts rumors of a replacement illuminati doppelincho.