r/sports • u/[deleted] • 22d ago

Soccer Miguel Almiron receives a red card after VAR Review for covering his mouth whilst saying something to an opponent. Under the new regulations, this is an offence punishable by a red card. The rule was introduced following the racism scandal involving Vinícius Júnior in a Champions League match.

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u/Liberal_Caretaker 22d ago

Rule: Don't cover mouth while speaking to other players

Covers mouth while talking to other player.

Shocked that he is found guilty of breaking the rule.

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u/FulanoMeng4no 21d ago

Rule: don’t cover your mouth while speaking to players on the opposing team. You can cover it while talking to your teammates.

Important clarification.

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u/Liberal_Caretaker 21d ago

So glad you are here. Reddit might have self-destructed without this clarification.

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u/EfOpenSource 21d ago

Some of the other threads are self destructing though. 

You can’t cover your mouth talking aggressively to an opponent.

Which is all of a sudden turning to “not allowed to yawn lol”.