Player-kicking ref suspended
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THE referee who kicked a player during a French Ligue 1 game and then sent him off has been suspended 鈥渦ntil further notice,鈥 the French Football Federation (FFF) said yesterday.
Tony Chapron kicked Diego Carlos of Nantes toward the end of Sunday鈥檚 game against Paris Saint-Germain after being knocked over when the pair collided in a bizarre incident. Chapron then showed the player a second yellow card.
The FFF鈥檚 technical committee of referees said Chapron had been 鈥渨ithdrawn... until further notice鈥 and would be called to appear before the French league鈥檚 disciplinary commission.
The FFF statement added that 45-year-old Chapron had reviewed video footage of the incident and 鈥渘oted that his fall had been caused accidentally.鈥
Chapron and Diego Carlos were racing to catch up with a breakaway by PSG鈥檚 Kylian Mbappe as the game, which the visitors won 1-0, moved into stoppage time at the Stade de la Beaujoire. The referee appeared to cut across the Brazilian defender, sending both to the floor.
As he got up, Chapron kicked the player, catching him on his right foot. He then started to walk away before turning around and brandishing a second yellow card. He also awarded PSG a free-kick.
鈥淗e told me that he had never wanted to kick the player and that he had felt himself pushed in the back,鈥 said Nantes president Waldemar Kita after talking to Chapron. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a joke.鈥
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