adminLONDON. — There are many reasons a player can be sent off in a game – reckless tackles, two yellow cards, even swearing at the referee in some occasions. But Swedish football saw a bizarre new offence which seems incredibly harsh.
In a ninth-tier clash, Pershagen SK’s Adam Lindin Ljungkvist was sent off for “unsportsmanlike behaviour” when he farted loudly in his side’s game against and Jarna SK’s reserves.
The game was almost over and, having apparently already been given a yellow card, he released wind and was booked for the second time.
“I needed to fart, I had a bad stomach,” he told Lanstidningen Sodertalje. “So I just farted. Then I received a yellow card and then a red. I was shocked, it’s the strangest thing I have ever experienced on a football field.” — Goal.com
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