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In Brazil, When A Red Card Isn’t Enough, Get the Pepper Spray

Mar 26, 2010, 4:45 PM UTC

Sure there’s passion in American sports. And occasionally we’ll come across an exchange between a player and an official that goes beyond the realm of good sportsmanship. But nothing in America comes close to this, as a referee in Brazil’s Serie D needed to call police onto the pitch to escort an ejected player to the locker room. That’s when chaos ensued. The video, via Off the Post:
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â†µâ†µThe fracas between players and police started when Robson, a player for Genus, refused to leave the pitch after getting sent-off by the referee. Robson and four other Genus players berated the official, who summoned police to help diffuse the situation. Obviously, that didn’t work so well.â†µ

â†µâ†µThe match was suspended and slated to be replayed at a later date. But the president of Genus, whose team was trailing Moto Clube 3-0 at the time of the incident, asked that the result stand. In addition, Robson, six other Genus players and the coach of the team have all resigned following the incident.â†µ

â†µâ†µAs for the police, Sky Sports reports that officials will look into the matter to see if, possibly, the officers went a little overboard:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Rondonia State Vice-Governor, Joao Cahula, has promised to investigate the incident.â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥“I will talk to the Police Chief to take all measures necessary,” he said. “If the policemen overreacted, they will be punished for that.”â†µâ‡¥

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