September 16, 2008: MacGregor and Mitre Soccer Goal Nets Recall

Recall Reason

According to the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), Regent Sports Corporation, of Hauppauge, New York, is voluntarily recalling about 190,000 of its MacGregor and Mitre Folding Soccer Goals. The fixed-knot flexible openings in the soccer goal net can pose a head and neck entrapment or strangulation hazard to young children.

The recall follows two reports of head entanglement, including the strangulation death of a 20-month-old child who was found with his arm and neck tangled in the soccer goal net.

Do You Own These Soccer Goals?

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Both soccer goals have a foldable white frame with a white net that is attached by Velcro strips. When upright, the MacGregor goal measures six feet wide by three feet high and the Mitre net measures eight feet wide by six feet high. Each has a recalled net with squares measuring five inches on each side.

The MacGregor soccer goal has model number 97236 printed on the assembly instructions and UPC code number 029807972365 printed on the net's packaging.

The Mitre soccer goal has model number 89186 printed on the assembly instructions and UPC code number 029807891864 printed on the net's packaging. (Nets manufactured after April 2007 with four-inch by four-inch square openings are not included in the recall.)

These goals were sold at Wal-Mart, Ace Hardware, and sports and toy stores nationwide from May 2002 through May 2008 for $26.

Whom to Contact

Consumers should stop using the recalled soccer goal nets immediately and return them to Regent Sports to receive a free replacement net. Contact Regent Sports at (877) 516-9707 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.