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VINE: Furious Brazilian midfielder hits referee with clothesline from hell

Published 09:52 24 Mar 2015 GMT

Darragh Murphy
VINE: Furious Brazilian midfielder hits referee with clothesline from hell

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Premier League referees would want to count themselves lucky that the worst they have to contend with is players tugging on their top.

It's a whole different kettle of fish in Brazilian football. During a lower league game between Jacuipense and Juazeirense, Jacuipense midfielder Meidson Maciel took umbrage with the match official and came thundering in with a good old fashioned WWE clothesline. Hats off to the referee though, who popped straight back to his feet and responded with a red card (from hell). The offending player could be slapped with a ban as lengthy as a year to go along with a significant fine which is proper order. Vine via 101GreatGoals

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