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Fights referee, red card under one minute: Here are top three ‘crazy’ Sulley Muntari moments
Former Black Stars midfielder Sulley Muntari created several amusing yet unimaginable incidents in his career due to his unique nature.
Throughout his career, Muntari embodied an assertive, tempestuous and straightforward demeanour.
His tendency to lose control of himself during games landed him in problematic situations on the pitch, mostly resulting in him picking up bookings.
Similarly, his personality led him to create unintentionally hilarious yet incomprehensible moments.
GhanaWeb, in that regard, goes back to memory lane to look at three ‘crazy’ Muntari moments.
Presventig a referee from sending off Balotelli
In May 2013, Sulley Muntari engaged in a tangle with a referee during AC Milan’s game against AS Roma when the official was just about sending off Mario Balotelli over an intentional foul.
Muntari held the referee’s hand and grabbed him, preventing him from removing his red card and sending off Balotelli.
The Ghanaian subsequently got sent off for his ‘roughly’ handling the referee and was given a two-match ban and fined 10,000 euros.
Getting sent off under one minute as a substitute
As a substitute, Sulley Muntari is among the few players to be red-carded in under one minute in a game.
In March 2010 while was with Inter Milan, Muntari replaced Cambiasso in a game against Catania FC.
He was introduced in the game in the 78th minute and went into the referee’s books with his first action, a tackle at the edge of Inter’s box.
Muntari further blocked the freekick with his hand, resulting a second yellow a and a penalty for Catania.
Inter Milan, eventually, lost the match 2-1.
Showing Balotelli a yellow card for removing his shirt
Sulley Muntari also has on his ‘resume’ as one of the few players in history to assume referee duty and show a teammate a yellow card.
Mutari showed Mario Balotelli a yellow card in a game against Torino in 2013 after later scored and took off his shirt.
After celebrating with the Italian striker, he took a yellow card from the referee and showed it to Balotelli before the referee officially exercised the duty.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
