Friday, March 29, 2019

Scream, Absolve, Yellow


That AC Milan’s star striker, Popu, had been injured during a hard tackle was undeniable. He’d screamed in pain as his right shin had gone in two different directions; TV audiences had gotten a closeup of the wince-inducing event. That Juventus’ star defender, Pupo, had been given a yellow card for the foul was also not in question. What was in question, by the FIFA panel, was whether to absolve the referee of sanctions against him for not giving a red card to the player.

After subpoenaing his bank records and seeing the large deposit, FIFA fired the referee.

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