Discussion on Red Card Penalty in Soccer
that sort of entangled.
He didn't do anything wrong, and he's our best
player or one of our best players.
A very vital player.
And he gave him a red card.
I didn't know what that meant.
I didn't think it meant much.
Then I started hearing that that means he can't
play in the next game, at least in the next game.
I said, boy, that's a big — you know, if it
happened to another player — it would have been
unfair, but when they take your best player or just
about — they have some great players, but — and
they say you can't play.
That's very unfair.
That's — you know, it's one thing to penalize
somebody for the game, but how do you penalize them
for a game that hasn't been played yet?
It's very unfair.
You can't do that.
So, yes, I asked for a review by FIFA.
I spoke to a man who's highly respected — and,
by the way, whose level of respect has gone up tenfold.
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