Football News: Referee head butts player

By European Football
April 23 2005

In a turn around from the usual on field bust ups between Referee’s and player a Referee in the Paulista second division, Bernardino Demonico Junior, decided that a card was not enough and head butted a player in the match he was refereeing.

The game was a tense affair between Rio Preto and Botafogo Sp, (which Botafogo won 4-3), during the game the Rio Preto goalkeeper, Joao Paolo, was booked and it was protests over this card that lead to him being head butted by the Ref.

Demonico Junior is currently suspended by the Brazilian FA and could face a long ban from the game or even expulsion all together.