Collina Calls for Referee Punishment After "Ridiculous" Red Card in Arsenal-Brighton Clash

the football world is a buzz with outrage after Declan rice was sent off in Arsenal's one-o-one draw with Brighton FIFA referee committee chairman Pier Luigi Colina calling for referee Chris kavar to be punished for the ridiculous red card the incident occurred in the 49th minute when rice attempting to win the ball made a challenge that was deemed by kavanau to be worthy of a straight red card Kina in a statement released shortly after the game expressed his dismay at the decision stating the referee's judgment was completely out of line with the standards we expect from officials at this level to send a player off on red card for such a challenge is simply unacceptable he went on to call for the professional game match officials limited pgmol to take action against kavanau adding this decision has serious consequences for Arsenal for Dean rice and for the Integrity of the game we must ensure that such blatant errors are not repeated the decision to send rice off has been met with widespread condemnation from players managers and fans alike making kavan's decision all the more baffling