This Brazilian Ref Pulls Gun On A Player After He Got Punched

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But a defiant Mr de Souza, who has been a ref for 19 years, defended his actions and declared he had not overreacted while sporting his blackeye.

He said: “My actions were not an exaggeration; the exaggeration was down to the behaviour of the player. I was in charge of the game and to bring things under control I made the decision to act in my capacity as a police officer and arrest a citizen who assaulted me.”
Bizarrely the ref added he had no intention of using violence.

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