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06th Apr 2015

Video: French referee refuses to be intimidated, shoves player in head

Fighting back

Gareth Makim

This referee just can’t take it any more

Tired of the non-stop barracking and intimidation faced by top-level referees these days, French official Philippe Kalt decided to strike a blow for his comrades, literally.

In charge of a Ligue 1 game between Bordeaux and Lens, Kalt was surrounded by Lens players after failing to give a free-kick for a challenge on Adamo Coulibaly and subsequently booking his team-mate Pablo Chavarria.

Rather than put up with Coulibaly’s protests, though, Kalt shoved him in the side of the head.

[h/t BT Sport]

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