In a Scottish Championship match on Saturday, Livingston defender Jason Talbot kicked Hearts midfielder Sam Nicholson in the face. It looked like this.
Cleats to the face only a yellow card in Scotland
Yellow card for this in Scottish football. And people wonder why we slaughter referees. pic.twitter.com/8AsFybO2sT
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) February 7, 2015 Nicholson had to be substituted as a result of that challenge. Here’s what his face looked like after the game.
The aftermath... pic.twitter.com/EXra1v6izJ
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) February 7, 2015 As Ewan Murray of The Guardian noted, Talbot only received a yellow card for that. Scottish football is crazy.












