Red card for ref butt shot

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Near the end of Argentina Primeria Division leaders Newell’s Old Boys’ 1-0 loss to Colon on Monday, Colon midfielder German Rivarola was sent off for drilling a direct shot into the referee’s backside (1:05 in the video). He claimed it was an accident and his teammates rushed to his defense, but then everyone got shovey and the riot shields came out and madness ensued.

Afterwards, Rivarola explained how the referee was against him from the start:

“Within the first 5 minutes of the match I approached him to argue a foul from Schiavi on Nieto and he said ‘f*** you, you motherf***er, sod off.’

“As a player, it’s the first time I hear something like this and the truth is I can’t believe it.”

Somehow, I have a hard time believing the referee would respond like that without being provoked. But, alright German, I’ll go with it. Now let’s hear your explanation for the butt shot.

“I kicked the ball out of fury, but I accidentally hit him and I apologized. However, he didn’t hear me and sent me off.”

http://www.dirtytackle.net/2009/12/dtotd-red-for-ref-butt-shot/#more-11845

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RtEODYRNAs