After an altercation on the field, one soccer ref in Brazil took things a bit too far and pulled out a gun on a player.
A referee reportedly pulled out a gun on a player during an amateur soccer match in Brazil after allegedly being kicked and punched by the man.
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According to The Guardian, referee Gabriel Murta is also a police officer and is reportedly set for psychological assessment before potentially having his ability to oversee matches revoked.
According to reports, a linesman persuaded Murta to not use the gun.
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This isn’t the first instance this year where the beautiful game has turned ugly.
This past summer during an amateur game in Russia, a ref pulled out a stun gun to keep unruly players at bay. The official ended up getting knocked out by a player anyway.
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