Infamous World Cup referee returns with a bang and dishes out 16 cards in Barcelona derby | Football | Sport
World Cup referee Mateu Lahoz returned from his Qatar woes by showing a remarkable 16 cards in the Barcelona derby. Lahoz was slammed for his performance during Argentina’s victory over Holland earlier this month, drawing criticism from Lionel Messi.
Lahoz lost control of the fiery quarter-final, showing 15 yellow cards. Messi – who was one of the players booked – observed afterwards: “I think Fifa must take care of this, it cannot put a referee like that for a match of such magnitude, of such importance. The referee cannot fail to be up to the task.”
The 45-year-old was sent home immediately after the tie, which Argentina won on penalties. He has now taken charge of his first game back in La Liga and continued his eyebrow-raising use of cards by showing 16 during Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Espanyol.
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