Comments on: Nani Sent Off For Controversial Red Card Against Real Madrid [GIF]

By: Gritty Hombres

Gritty Hombres — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:57:31 +0000

Christ on a crutch. Fergie and Mourinho said it didn’t deserve a red, and one of those two fellows manages the other team. We can’t even see if the studs even hit the guy, and considering he ran full bore into Nani, he wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings either. He gives a yellow to Nani and everybody shrugs and goes on with the game. He gives a red and completely alters the entire CL.

Better damn sure know that it was a clear red in that situation or keep it in your pocket.

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:30:52 +0000

nani nani boo boo.

By: rjnaugle2

rjnaugle2 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:28:42 +0000

Nani has the same right to play the ball as Arbeola does in that situation. That’s like saying Arbeloa should have been booked for running into Nani’s league. It’s a 50/50 ball with not malicious intent. I’m not even sure his studs went right into Arbeola’s chest.

By: partager

partager — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:23:56 +0000

If Arbeloa hits Nani on the side of the leg, it would have been a yellow on Arbeloa. Red cards shouldn’t be handed out on such slim margins. Nani made a legitimate attempt to play a ball coming over his shoulder, a play that almost every player would have made in that same situation. Tough call, and the rules don’t make it easy on the ref.

By: TrinityPills

TrinityPills — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:16:09 +0000

Issue for me is that you see guys bring the ball down like that all the time in a game. The impact to the chest wasn’t malicious as Nani didn’t see the other guy coming. I think it is just a foul with a talking to…possibly a yellow. A straight red seems awefully harsh unless Nani had some previous bad tackles in the same game.

By: The White Frank White

The White Frank White — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:11:34 +0000

yeah, it’s easy to make that call watching a gif over and over. at game speed it just looks like a guy got studs to the cheddars. no surprise at the send off from me.

By: sousedbergin

sousedbergin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:11:26 +0000

“it shouldn’t have been a red card because of an awful call made by a different referee three years ago derp derp derp”

More of a joke, he got a red card because someone ran into his leg in this case. I’m cool with a red but would have understood yellow.

By: MP

MP — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:09:31 +0000

Intent is not a rule. It’s just something pundits, mostly English say.

Exactly. The rule for a sending off is “excessive force”. None of that here.

By: knifeyspoony

knifeyspoony — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:03:14 +0000

Reminded me of the De Jong foul on Alonso in the WC final. He didn’t get a red for that and it looked much worse.
If that was a straight red than this should’ve been an immediate execution.

“it shouldn’t have been a red card because of an awful call made by a different referee three years ago derp derp derp”

By: Ty Duffy

Ty Duffy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:02:30 +0000

No way duffy. He has his eyes on the ball and is trying to settle it. He has no idea Arbeloa is coming, nevermind running full speed through the ball. In England it might not even be a yellow. Fucking Euro pussies.

And there’s a reason why England is the only place where you see people get horrific broken legs.

Intent is not a rule. It’s just something pundits, mostly English say.

By: sousedbergin

sousedbergin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:52:13 +0000

What DeusExMachina said.

By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:51:39 +0000

In my career I would think ‘did I give the referee a chance to send me off?’. If I did, then it is out of my hands. I think that is the right decision. It is irrelevant if Nani meant to do it. He should be aware of the players around him. Does he think that he will have 20 yards to himself?

Keano fucking nailed it. AND IS SOOOOOO BITTER

By: sousedbergin

sousedbergin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:50:52 +0000

If that was a straight red than this should've been an immediate execution./thoroughly enjoyed the Red though

By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:47:45 +0000

Roy Keane saying it was a red is the greatest trolling moment in sports broadcasting history.

By: TrinityPills

TrinityPills — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:44:19 +0000

Quote fail.

By: scripty

scripty — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:43:47 +0000

I’d have preferred a yellow, but the guy cant bitch about the red though. I’d say this was properly officiated and the err is more that similar refs fail to make the necessary bookings so some poor form gets a de facto endorsement.

By: TrinityPills

TrinityPills — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:43:42 +0000

No way duffy. He has his eyes on the ball and is trying to settle it. He has no idea Arbeloa is coming, nevermind running full speed through the ball. In England it might not even be a yellow. Fucking Euro pussies.

This. It is a yellow if anything other than a foul. Straight red is harsh when he’s watching the ball and not the player coming from his blind side.

By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce

Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:43:30 +0000

Reminded me of the De Jong foul on Alonso in the WC final. He didn’t get a red for that and it looked much worse.

Yeah that was worse but that’s also considered one of the worst officiating decisions in the history of the sport.

By: DeusExMachina

DeusExMachina — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:42:09 +0000

Reminded me of the De Jong foul on Alonso in the WC final. He didn’t get a red for that and it looked much worse.

Bayern is the favorite at this point I think.

By: MP

MP — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:39:51 +0000

I would point you to FIFA Law 12 – Fouls and Misconduct

Ya I should have specified “under the sending-off offenses section” but whatever.

Expected to lose 6-1 on aggregate anyway. Which actually might have been preferable to this now that I think about it.