It's bad enough to watch soccer players dive to the ground to fake an injury. However, it's even more embarrassing to see that now referees are getting into the act, such as this ref from Brazil that was caught in the video just after the jump.
It happened in a recent first round match of the first phase of the Brazilian Championship Series between Mirassol and Operario-PR. Operario-PR won the match 3-0, but one of Operario's players, George Santos Silva, was given a red card at the 38th minute of the match.
After referee Rodrigo Nunes de Sa gives Silva the red card, Silva gets in the ref's face to argue. However, instead of walking away or standing firm, the referee pretends to be a victim of Silva's punch, falling to the ground and covering his face.
It's very obvious from the video, especially watching it in slow motion, that the player never touched him. However, police were actually brought onto the field to help take Silva off the field and keep him separated from the referee. Not sure how the Brazilian players are supposed to take this referee seriously going forward.
Now Soccer Refs are Diving [Sports Pickle]
It happened in a recent first round match of the first phase of the Brazilian Championship Series between Mirassol and Operario-PR. Operario-PR won the match 3-0, but one of Operario's players, George Santos Silva, was given a red card at the 38th minute of the match.
After referee Rodrigo Nunes de Sa gives Silva the red card, Silva gets in the ref's face to argue. However, instead of walking away or standing firm, the referee pretends to be a victim of Silva's punch, falling to the ground and covering his face.
It's very obvious from the video, especially watching it in slow motion, that the player never touched him. However, police were actually brought onto the field to help take Silva off the field and keep him separated from the referee. Not sure how the Brazilian players are supposed to take this referee seriously going forward.
Now Soccer Refs are Diving [Sports Pickle]
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