spats. However, calling what Miguel Almirón did in first-half stoppage time a mere spat would be a huge understatement. During a stoppage, the Paraguayan clashed with Türkiye star Mert Müldür. With his hand in front of his mouth, Almirón had a few words for his opponent (probably not particularly nice ones). The new FIFA rule banning players from communicating with a hand in front of their mouth seemed to have completely slipped the 32-year-old’s mind in that moment. As a result, VAR intervened and Almirón was sent off with a straight red card. That makes the veteran the first player to be sanctioned under the new set of rules. The reason for its introduction is clear: the measure is intended to prevent and make more transparent discriminatory behavior, such as racist abuse. In doing so, FIFA was also responding to the Gianluca Prestianni case. During the Champions League match between Benfica and Real Madrid at the start of this year, the Argentine is alleged to have racially abused Vinicius Junior with his hand covering his mouth. Numerous Real stars said so afterwards. At the time, however, referee Clément Turpin lacked the necessary means to send Prestianni off. Now referees can act in situations like this – exactly what happened between Paraguay and Türkiye. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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