Tag: Rennes

February 7, 2015

DTotD: Marseille’s Mario Lemina sent off for punching opponent in the balls

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— Philippe (@philousports) February 7, 2015

In the 84th minute of Marseille’s 1-1 draw at Rennes, midfielder Mario Lemina decided to punish Ola Toivonen for forming a human canopy above him by punching the Rennes goal scorer square in the balls. Lemina was shown a red card for this and Toivonen was also booked.

Don’t punch people in the balls.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.

January 31, 2015

“You know better football than me?”: Zlatan toys with reporter who asks about Cavani relationship

Not content with just making the referee in PSG’s 1-0 win over Rennes submit to his will, Zlatan Ibrahimovic also made a Dutch journalist dance for him after the game. The reporter asked about rumors about Zlatan and Edinson Cavani not getting along on or off the pitch and Zlatan did not appreciate this. But rather than just walk away from the question, Zlatan stayed and batted him around like a bored lion with a bloodied gazelle.

January 30, 2015

Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes the ref come to him

The first rule of plane of existence is that Zlatan is in charge. This is an indisputable fact. To defy this rule is to make the most dangerous of enemies. Thankfully, the referee in PSG’s Ligue 1 match against Rennes was aware of this, so when Zlatan refused to approach him when he asked him to, he relented and went to Zlatan instead.