Ref sees yellow

2008-11-19  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

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A BRAZILIAN player who grabbed the yellow card and showed it to the referee was suspended for six games by the South American football confederation on Monday.

After realizing that Chilean referee Carlos Chandia was going to show him a second yellow card in the November 5 match against Argentine side Estudiantes in the Copa Sudamericana, Botafogo defender Luis raced toward the referee and grabbed the card from his hand, hoisted it into the air before giving it back.

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