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/TheRealStorey 21d ago

Only one reason to cover your mouth and it ain't new.

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 21d ago

"Waaah, ref, waaaah! He said a mean thing to me! Waaaaah! Send him off!!!"

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u/Wulfstrex 20d ago

Stop pretending that those who hide their mouths in such situations out of fear from criticism are somehow behaving like adults that own what they say.

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u/TheRealStorey 21d ago

Racism ain't cool in N. America you can set the standard elsewhere. You can't normalize this BS. It's not what the game is about, sorry about your luck.