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Sideline Chatter: A red card for that? Soccer’s getting soft

A satirical look back at some of the quirkiest, most eyebrow-raising things that happened in the sports world this week.

A satirical look back at some of the quirkiest, most eyebrow-raising things that happened in the sports world this week.

What do you get when you cross soccer with Mike Tyson?

Answer: The player on Germany’s SV Preussen Eiberg team who bit off a piece of his ESG 99/06 II opponent’s nose, earning himself a most-fitting red card.

“He has indeed apologized,” an ESG spokesman told RevierSport.de, “but if a bit of the nose is bitten off, that’s hardly forgivable.