Devastation for Breel Embolo 😔🟥
He receives a second yellow for simulation and the Swiss are down to 10 👇
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Wayne Rooney on Breel Embolo receiving a second yellow card for simulation after the referee ruled that Leandro Paredes made no contact.
🗣️ “Absolutely the correct decision. Leandro Paredes never touched him. Not once. That’s a blatant dive, and the referee deserves credit for having the courage to punish it.”
“I’m sick and tired of seeing players throw themselves to the ground hoping to fool officials. This is a World Cup, not a theatre. If you’re trying to cheat your way into a free kick or a penalty, you deserve to be punished.”
“Embolo already knew he was on a yellow card, yet he still chose to go down looking for something that simply wasn’t there. That’s unbelievably reckless. You cannot make decisions like that in a knockout match and expect sympathy afterwards.”
“Anyone complaining about the red card needs to watch the replay again. There is no contact. None. The referee didn’t ruin the game Embolo did. He put his team in an impossible position because he tried to deceive the official instead of staying on his feet and fighting honestly.”
*“Hopefully this sends a message to every player in the tournament. Stop diving. Stop trying to con referees. Play football. If officials start punishing simulation like this every single time, the game will be far better for it. Embolo has nobody to blame but himself.”