Shock! Dying Soccer Player Given Yellow Card on the Pitch

From Huffington Post
"Goran Tunjic, a 32-year-old Croatian soccer player, was penalized as he died from a heart attack during a game, according to Eurosport.

The web site reports that a referee imposed a yellow-card diving penalty on the dying athlete as he collapsed to the ground. When the official discovered that Tunjic was suffering a legitimate medical crisis, he reportedly called for medical help.

The Croatian Times reports that the defender collapsed in the 35th minute of the game and died during the match."

Even though players are legitimately injured all the time, anyone who has watched a soccer match for more then 5 minutes knows the acting involved in the numerous dives each game. If a card was given to every player who fell to the ground gripping his fucking leg, the games would take 3 years to play. A ref cannot be automatically blamed for over or under reacting but this particular incident however takes the cake. The referee must feel terrible.

Croatian Times Article