Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric was shown a straight red card for the first time in his career, after a VAR decision adjudged the Croatian to have ran afoul of new La Liga rules governing tackles to the achilles tendon.
Modric was issued with his marching orders just before the hour mark after he mistimed a tackle and raked his studs down the achilles of Celta Vigo's summer import Denis Suarez.
Referee Estrada Fernández consulted with a pitchside monitor after being notified by VAR officials as to the potential serious nature of the foul, before sending the Croatian to the sidelines.
Denis Suarez [Celta player]: "Modric apologized to me and told me that it was unintentional.”
— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) August 17, 2019
Luka Modrić has been shown a straight red card for the first time in his 16-year senior career.
Just the second time he's been sent off.
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— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 17, 2019
The referee's decision comes as La Liga introduced harsher recommendations for incidents involving fouls on the achilles tendon and have introduced a 'zero tolerance' policy in an attempt to stamp challenges such as this out of the game.
The increased sanctions comes as studies into injury frequency suggest that achilles injuries are among the most common currently in football.
However, it would appear that these rules have not been effectively communicated to Spanish football fans – many of whom took to Twitter to express their feelings that the referee acted harshly in sending the playmaker off.
Luka Modric was sent off in the second half for raking his studs down Denis Suarez's Achilees. A NEW rule means deliberate fouls on the Achilees area are now punishable with a straight red pic.twitter.com/YDntVy1C7M
— Lilian Chan (@bestgug) August 17, 2019
I'm sorry but what did Luka Modric do to get a red card? Like… what is Luka Modric capable of to receive A RED CARD for? Did he kill somebody? This is the only reason I could see for red carding Croatian sunshine.
— October Aeowyn (@OctoberAeowyn) August 17, 2019
Modric will win that appeal. That was a bullshit red card. Yellow? Yes
— Tony (@TonyG916) August 17, 2019
Yea it was a late tackle …but I'm stil amazed at the VAR induced red card for Modric .
— *IfE* (@ifeduyile) August 17, 2019
Bogus red card on modric and VAR looked at it too its okay kroos just scored a screamer to put us up 2-0
— Diego Huitron (@Diegoh_XO) Read More – Source
Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric was shown a straight red card for the first time in his career, after a VAR decision adjudged the Croatian to have ran afoul of new La Liga rules governing tackles to the achilles tendon.
Modric was issued with his marching orders just before the hour mark after he mistimed a tackle and raked his studs down the achilles of Celta Vigo's summer import Denis Suarez.
Referee Estrada Fernández consulted with a pitchside monitor after being notified by VAR officials as to the potential serious nature of the foul, before sending the Croatian to the sidelines.
— Real Madrid Info (@RMadridInfo) August 17, 2019
Luka Modrić has been shown a straight red card for the first time in his 16-year senior career.
Just the second time he's been sent off.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 17, 2019
The referee's decision comes as La Liga introduced harsher recommendations for incidents involving fouls on the achilles tendon and have introduced a 'zero tolerance' policy in an attempt to stamp challenges such as this out of the game.
The increased sanctions comes as studies into injury frequency suggest that achilles injuries are among the most common currently in football.
However, it would appear that these rules have not been effectively communicated to Spanish football fans – many of whom took to Twitter to express their feelings that the referee acted harshly in sending the playmaker off.
Luka Modric was sent off in the second half for raking his studs down Denis Suarez's Achilees. A NEW rule means deliberate fouls on the Achilees area are now punishable with a straight red pic.twitter.com/YDntVy1C7M
— Lilian Chan (@bestgug) August 17, 2019
I'm sorry but what did Luka Modric do to get a red card? Like… what is Luka Modric capable of to receive A RED CARD for? Did he kill somebody? This is the only reason I could see for red carding Croatian sunshine.
— October Aeowyn (@OctoberAeowyn) August 17, 2019
Modric will win that appeal. That was a bullshit red card. Yellow? Yes
— Tony (@TonyG916) August 17, 2019
Yea it was a late tackle …but I'm stil amazed at the VAR induced red card for Modric .
— *IfE* (@ifeduyile) August 17, 2019
Bogus red card on modric and VAR looked at it too its okay kroos just scored a screamer to put us up 2-0
— Diego Huitron (@Diegoh_XO) Read More – Source
