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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Paraguayan defender tries to strangle referee in Chilean second division match

The Chile Primera B match between Concepcíon and Rangers on Saturday witnessed one of the craziest incidents ever seen on a football field. While many footballers have thought about it, few have actually attempted it – but Paraguayan defender Jose Pedroso went that extra step at the weekend when he actually tried to strangle the referee.

The incident occurred in a highly charged Chilean second division match between Pedroso's team Rangers and their opponents Deportes Concepcíon. It took place just after the referee had ordered a penalty against Rangers to be retaken three times.


Pedroso was penalised for a violent challenge on an opponent that was enough to earn him his second yellow card and an early dismissal. But instead of walking back to the dressing room for a lonely early bath, Pedroso saw a different kind of red, grabbing the referee Marcelo Miranda by the throat.

He was quickly separated from the man in black by his team-mates before launching a second desperate attack on Miranda. Finally he was escorted out of the ground by the police. According to the local press, Pedroso has decided to quit Rangers and return to Paraguay.

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