Jamaican Footballers Suspended After Bowing to Referee
Two Jamaican footballers who ply their trade in Vietnam’s top flight football league for the club Hai Phong will have to sit out their next three matches after bowing to a referee in a match last Sunday.
After receiving a second yellow card for faking a fall in the box during a match against Quang Ninh, forward Anthony Stevens reportedly turned toward the referee and bowed down.
His teammate Diego Fagan, also a striker reportedly did the same thing.
The Vietnam Football Federation has described the players’ behavior as inappropriate.
Bowing and praying are important in Vietnamese culture and sacred rituals.
Both players will also be required to pay a fine of VND10 million or approxiamtely US$450 each.
See a short clip featuring Fagan below via Thể thao TV – Bóng đá TV
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