Brazil Football Fight: The beautiful game of football is loved and played by millions of people around the globe. It is a sport that ignites passion in not only players but in fans as well. However, sometimes, passion can lead to uncontrolled aggression and that’s exactly what happened in Brazil’s regional league where a match referee stabbed a player after an argument. Follow Football LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
During a clay football pitch in the Brazilian municipality of Montes Carlos, an argument over a possible penalty kick erupted, leading to a complete stoppage of the game. The referee found himself at the center of the controversy as both teams crowded around him, demanding a decision. In a shocking moment, the referee picked up a knife given to him by a member of the crowd and tried to stab one of the players.
It was later revealed that the knife was given to the referee by his own son, who had brought it with him to the game.
Fortunately, the footballer managed to escape serious injury and was taken to the hospital. The authorities were able to arrest the referee.
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However, this is not the first instance of bloody fight on a football field in Brazil. Back in 2010, a referee was arrested in Rio De Janeiro for stabbing a player to death during an amateur soccer match in Barreira in Ceara state.
The referee Francisco Chaves had killed 35-year-old Jose da Silva and injured his brother Francisco in a fight, after whistling for a foul against the visiting team.
In 2013, another horrific incident occurred where a referee fatally stabbed a player during an argument over red card. The referee was later lynched to death by the victim’s family and crowd.
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