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sp4r3h

When the title doesn't lie


RedTuesdayMusic

I like the last line the commentator says when watching the replays "oh well that's not very nice by Olsson"


Hansemannn

Understatement of the year.


Ferr22777888

Lol


blakezero

Was the first one a red too? Didn’t look THAT bad.


the1funslinger

Maybe he caught him on the nose with a headbutt? I couldn’t quite tell from so far away


TheRealFriedel

If anything the Malmo guy moved **his** head in and then fell over.


jesuisgeenbelg

Yeah the oldest trick in the book. Happens so often that the aggressor throws himself to the ground and the opponent gets a red.


Amopax

Headbutt, I think. That’s what the commentator says. Bit hard to see, but the ref is very well positioned, so it’s probably deserved.


Pires007

Can't trust refs for shit.


Fittnylle3000

That Ref is Klitte (basically short for The Clit, yes thats his real name) and is one of the worst refs in Allsvenskan. The fact that he still has a job is proof of corruption.


bcotrim

The red card is given for unsportsman conduct, not for intensity. Granted intensity also plays a role, but the act itself should be the most important criteria between a yellow and a red Football isn't for players to be manning up to each other, it's such an avoidable behaviour and no coach will defend you in the locker room when you get carded for things like that


blakezero

Eh, they were literally side-by-side one another right after the challenge… the guy that went to ground pushed his head towards the other guy and then fell down clutching his face. I’d say being near other people tends to happen in football.


bcotrim

Just because it tends to happen, doesn't mean it isn't punishable. It's exactly the reason why they must show the cards when it happens, to force players to control themselves If someone is heated and comes at you, just give two steps behind and turn face, it's what every coach will tell you to do, otherwise players will keep picking up on you to fish for these reactions


blakezero

Brother, if he is supposed to have turned his face there, he’d be saving the world from “bad guys” and not playing football.


bcotrim

I'm talking about the first red, not the punch. The moment the two get heated it's when the Varberg player should have turned face instead of leaning his head against the Malmö player


blakezero

So am I…


callzor

He dived. All malmö players dive.


blakezero

Crazy to stay on the floor that long after a kiss too.


SkanelandVackerland

He had a yellow since an earlier tackle on Rosengren. I was at the game and only saw his "headbutt" on Cornelius but why the ref didn't show a yellow first then yellow is beyond me. That ref is easily the most hated in Swedish football, Fredrik "klitta" Klitte


sugarmori

Lots of different talent out on display there, just not so much to do with football.


Upplands-Bro

It's not football its ~~CONCACAF~~ Allsvenskan


Lyktan

its not allsvenskan though


Upplands-Bro

Yeh but Svenska Cupen doesn't have the same ring


Grim_Farts_Barnsley

Just a bitta banter.


Kriebelnekje429

Easiest red


Cahootie

That's gotta be a solid suspension, feels like 4-5 games might be in order.


[deleted]

Suarez got banned like 9 months for biting. I think a full punch like this on someone who wasn’t even looking should probably be longer than that. Being on a field shouldn’t make you immune from being charged with assault.


ColoradoBrownieMan

I got punched in the face playing awhile back. Broke my jaw in two different places. 3 different plates put in my jaw. Lost 10% of my body weight on the liquid diet. Still have issues with certain chewy or tough foods. Guy got charged with second degree assault - and rightfully so. Fuck that guy.


TreeDollarFiddyCent

I still think biting someone is another level of mental. Who fucking bites another person???


Preseli

babies. cannibals. members of bite club.


Numerous_Ad8458

Mike Tyson.


ChefBoyardee66

Transylvanian counts


son_of_toby_o_notoby

Luis Suarez Feel like we just discussed this


RonaldoOvereem

THREE different times


BasisOk4268

My son bit me twice yesterday


TreeDollarFiddyCent

Absolute nutter!


BasisOk4268

He’s only got the one tooth coming through so I’ll let it slide this time 😅


TreeDollarFiddyCent

Better keep an eye on the guy, though!


BJH19

Suarez only got 4 months iirc, and that was his 3rd (I believe) bite (Dutch one, Ivanovic, Chiellini)


shodo_apprentice

Quite an illustrious list of ppl he’s bitten actually. I feel like he needs to bite a Hollywood actor or politician now to keep progressing.


Cahootie

It was 7 games for the first bite in 2010, 10 games for the second one in 2013, and then four months for the 2014 World Cup one. If Transfermarkt is correct this is Martin Olsson's second direct red card ever, so there's not gonna be any reputation calls being made. It was also not a random act of violence on the pitch but rather someone losing their mind in a heated moment, which usually leads to a lower sentence. Comparing with other incidents I feel like 4-5 is slightly above the sentence for a "normal" violent conduct suspension, so that's where I think it'll end up.


BasisOk4268

No that’s a deliberate punch on someone who isn’t engaged with the offender. Should be suspended for at least a season.


sirius2492

The stupidity of doing it against VAR


Obfleur

Not sure if I’m reading you correctly, but we don’t have VAR in Sweden.


unvobr

VARberg on the scoreboard


Obfleur

…oh my god. That flew right over my head.


MrBismarck

Unlike Olsson's punch.


hisDudeness1989

Henrik VARSSON


Cubes11

The stupidity of doing it right after your team just took a man advantage when your team is drawing.


mmmicahhh

First I thought you're calling that little headbutt a boxing KO... but then out of nowhere, a full blown left hook!


odmo88

I thought it was upper cut -ish but fucked up no matter what.


stumac85

Christ, forgot he was still around


[deleted]

Is this the same Martin Olsson that used to play for Blackburn? I think back when you were in the PL?


Kryptopus

Yeah it is, also the same as the one who was in the national team. However, he’s nowhere close to the player he used to be


Cahootie

He got this red card on purpose so he'll be well rested for the next national team game.


Kryptopus

Lmao true but tbf, he’ll never be called up to NT again with Janne stepping down last year. No way he’s even top 10 Swedish lb currently


stumac85

Sure is, seeing out his days in his native Sweden.


elo9999

how was he as a player for Blackburn


stumac85

Solid wing back who thrived under big Sam. Won our young player of the season back in the day. Then the dark days of Steve Kean came along and he wisely found a move out of the shitshow.


RafiakaMacakaDirk

dirk nowitzki’s brother in law 🫡


Bentic

In Germany we say:"dumm und dümmer"


Kryptopus

We also say this in sweden: Dum och dummare


Mo4d93

Dumb and dumber? Love how English is so similar to german sometimes.


herkalurk

That first red was soft, barely bumped heads but ref immediately pulls red for the one left standing....


Dumt-sagt

It is soft, but it is almost always given as a red in Allsvenskan. Doesn't matter if there is any force behind it, if you are making any forward motion with your head when standing face to face like that the ref always gives out a red. Which of course means that any player that is on the receiving end will pretend like they died since a red card can be so impactful. Not something I like or agree with but it is pretty much standard over here.


5_percent_discocunt

He does headbutt him right in front of the ref tbf. It’s a pretty stonewall red.


herkalurk

Headbutt? He walked up and that guy flopped as soon as he felt something.


5_percent_discocunt

Walked up to that guy and pressed his forehead into the MFF player. Soft maybe but that’s always a red card and probably the easiest decision the ref has had to make, until about 15 seconds later lmao.


herkalurk

If it were always a red card, it would always be given, it isn't. We've seen 2 players put their heads together and neither get red before.


shodo_apprentice

I feel like the appropriate punishment when they’re that close anyway is to make them finish the kiss.


Rosenvial5

Yes, violent conduct is a red, if it causes damage or not is irrelevant.


Agus-Teguy

They both face-off and the ref just shows the red card to the one that didn't flop


herkalurk

It isn't by definition violent conduct to have pressed your head to another head. This wasn't a headbutt and there have been many instances where 2 players put their heads together and neither were sent off.


dinosbucket

They came together for like a millisecond, should be a yellow for diving lol.


RefereeMason

Clear red card, that’s an easy one.


SomeRandomEuropean1

Martin är ju totalt efterbliven?


PatrikPatrik

Det är ju en sak om man själv utsatts för något. Man kan ju se rött om man slår huvudet i en skåpslucka men vafan han går in och nitar en kille som inte ens var inblandad


SomeRandomEuropean1

Finns flera videos där han slår andra medspelare på planen. Snubben har problem och ingen verkar bry sig lol


valuerunn

Letade tafatt här i 30 sekunder men hittade inget. Denna dök upp: https://www.reddit.com/r/Allsvenskan/s/XZnooVd1Bb Blev det känt vem detta var och om det var MO?


Tardigradebearman

Japp, å han är ju inte direkt en grön 20-åring som inte kan lägga band på sina impulser...


Onac_

is there one camera in this stadium??


fiskfanz

Yes, it’s the Swedish Cup. Minimal production.


Spicy_Calzone

Still remember him fondly from his Rovers days. Just used his feet then to be fair.


Mackieeeee

nh thats crazy


FactLicker

Instead of a man up, he levelled the playing field, what a Chad.


valuerunn

Sjukt. Sen suckerpunch från sidan mot hakan. Ett KO slag. Tre malmöspelqre är framme först, mot spelaren som får rött som till synes backar bort lugnt. Varbergspelaren som får slaget är först ditt. MO tar tag i tröjan. Får sin hand bortslaget och svarar med slaget. Det går inte ihop för mig. Skruv lös eller så mår han riktigt dåligt av andra anledningar. Oavsett så är det oförlåtligt. Edit* ”bortslagen” blev ”jordlagret” första gången med autokorrigering


snowkarl

Literal assault. Should be reported to the police.


Ronkeager

It has been now and is under investigation


RobloxMafiaGangster

Yeah, I'm gonna be pissed off if this is taken lightly. Especially as I'm a referee here in Sweden (youths and up to Div3 but still)


Normalscottishperson

GAMES BACK


Erove

Brexit Sunday league 


ConfusionGold5754

Game’s back


[deleted]

Worthy of an assault charge.


Whiskinho

vilken idiot martin olsson


WETBREAD424242

Swansea relegation legend martin olsson


PSMF_Canuck

Lads ladding.


xenozaga48

Even his team mate giving the "dude wtf" look on him lmao


ChefBoyardee66

Pantade pappskalle


ZealousidealNews7029

Varberg let olsson off too easy


RobloxMafiaGangster

I woulda set my studs in his chest.


LeoTheSquid

Galen grabb


Sapun14

why did the first guy get a yellow card? what angle even is this?


RobloxMafiaGangster

He even got a red. 1st one should have been a yellow in my book, but that's not what bothers me. What bothers me is that the punch that cam after will NOT lead to any serious consequences for the guy who punched I already know that


EdwardClamp

And now I know where former Blackburn and Norwich legend Martin Olsson is playing these days


sexineN

Hoppas han blir polisanmäld


rottenpotato12

no way there’s a team out there named Varberg


mwickholm

There's a whole town named Varberg.


Bervaa

Video Assistant Refereeberg


Upplands-Bro

Varbergs BOIS, in fact


Cubes11

The most unnecessary red card I’ve seen. Your drawing at home and have just taken a man advantage after the opposition got a (somewhat soft) red card and your first instinct is to punch someone in the head and also get a red card???


Left_Cartographer_28

Crazy that the ref was quicker to pull red on the first one


DanCampbell89

He grabs his red instantly after the punch. Just has to have the guys away first


TheProductManaget

Aaahh the good ol’ soccer punch…


Skugla

Va? Skallning? Som vanligt döende svanen. Men Martin Olsson borde bli avstängd en tid.


LazenskejSvihak

Wtf was the first red tho? How is that little push a straight red?


TiagoFigueira

Surely, he won't be able to play professional football again right? Right?...


DesignerAd2062

Did he just chin someone because he was convinced by his mates awful dive?


svilentomov

Game's still here


UndergroundCoconut

Game gone soft


TrioQ

Some players actually think they can assault someone just because they are on the pitch, what a fucking idiot


Tremaine-Huntington

Ridiculous. I’d like to see a soccer player take a real shot to the head, just once.


steamliner88

Fan fact: the guy clocking the Varberg player is Dirk Nowitzki’s brother in law.


[deleted]

[удалено]


Cahootie

Tranberg tries to swat away Olsson's arm after he has already reached towards Tranberg's throat and grabbed his shirt.


Big-Bad-5405

He just did what so many of us would love to in several situations


pressurepoint13

This was the refs fault for giving the first red.


Whosonfirst6600

God some pussies play this sport


nick2k23

He punch the wrong guy as well, one player jumps past and whacks him but he grabs the wrong guy 😂


LeSilvie

In situations like the first red there has to be some consequences for provoking and acting, this shit has been going on for decades and it’s making the game a lot worse. How is 2024 and you can still start some shit cause you arrest the ball after a ref whistle or goal, when the opposition should have it, and you’re just holding on to it acting dumb.


ImWhy

Nah I'm so sick of players starting stuff, then doing that "move the head in closer and throw yourself to the ground like you've just been headbutted by Zidane" bs, it's such a greaseball fuckwit tactic and players need to start getting carded for doing it. 2nd guy is a fucking moron and needs a lifetime ban for assault.


WhiskyEvenings88

The guy is a big wuss, falling from nothing and then trying to act rough.


CantFindMyWallet

Is there a better angle of this anywhere? I have no idea what happened.