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Argentina soccer player sent off for harming dog
The referee flashed a red penalty card at the player identified as Jose Gimenez, signaling his expulsion from the game between his Bella Vista team and the San Juan team in Tucuman province.
- Written by Associated Press
- Updated: June 12, 2013 09:50 am IST
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Buenos Aires:
An Argentine soccer player has been expelled from a minor league game for mistreating a dog that wandered onto the field.
Fox Sports de Argentina broadcast images on Tuesday showing the player use both hands to grab the mid-size black-and-white dog by the collar and throw it toward the bleachers during the game. The dog struck a chain-link fence and fell down, but quickly got up and ran away.
The referee flashed a red penalty card at the player identified as Jose Gimenez, signaling his expulsion from the game between his Bella Vista team and the San Juan team in Tucuman province.
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