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1. Penalties in football have always been part of the game. But the use of a red card by a referee to signal a major penalty is a rather new invention. During what FIFA event was the first red card issued?
2. What Welsh actor known for playing tough, often violent, characters was also a "hard man" midfielder and played for Wimbledon, Chelsea and Leeds United amongst others earning 12 red cards in his 1986-1998 professional career?
3. The 1986 World Cup was memorable if brief, for Uruguayan defender Jose Bautista. Only 56 seconds into the match Bautista was issued a red card for a vicious and reckless tackle against his opponent's best striker. Despite playing 11 on 10, what European team could not capitalize on Bautista's early "carding"?
4. Frenchman and Manchester United star Eric Cantona earned six red cards during his career in the English Premiership. However the January 25, 1995 "send off" for a retaliatory kick at Crystal Palace player Richard Shaw is the most memorable. What did Cantona do that day that earned him an eight-month suspension and a conviction in a criminal court for assault?
5. What was unusual about the red cards for fighting received by Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer during the April 2, 2005 match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa?
6. At the 2006 World Cup Croatia's Josip Simuniæ got shown the red card for arguing with the referee during a match against Australia. However, Simuniæ should never have received this penalty. What was unusual about the play?
7. One of the quickest appearances of the red card came in 2014 to Joe Nasco. Nasco was playing for the Colorado Rapids of the North American-based MLS. Nasco was booked only thirty-four seconds into the game. What position, not normally prone to red cards, did Nasco play for Colorado?
8. In the 2011 Women's World Cup Final Azuso Iwashimiza of Japan committed a foul earning a red card in the 119 minute of the match against the USA. What happened as a result?
9. American striker Clint Dempsey was shown a red card for referee abuse during a match in the 2015 US Open Cup. What rather childish thing did Mr. Dempsey do to "abuse" the referee and earn his red card?
10. Which of these World Cup coaches received more red cards, than the other three?
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