WHY do some professional footballers try to get their opponents sent off? I know it’s to their advantage, but it’s not good sportsmanship.
For instance, last weekend Chelsea player John Terry ran 50 yards to tell referee Phil Dowd to brandish a second yellow card to get Swansea’s Chico Flores sent off.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourhino and some of his coaching staff surrounded the fourth official demanding he be sent off.
It’s not great to see when players and managers are asking the referees to dish out red cards.
It must be the referee’s decision to send players off and not players trying to influence his decision.
The players or managers should be stopped from doing it, give them a red card instead.
Mick Peacock, Coxhoe
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