SANTIAGO, Chile — A Paraguayan soccer player grabbed a referee around the throat and tried to choke him during a game in Chile’s second division.
The scene involving Jose Pedroso and referee Marcelo Miranda in the Concepcion-Rangers game was captured on video and has been posted on YouTube.
The incident Saturday took place shortly after Miranda allowed Concepcion to take a penalty four times, waving off attempts because of various infractions. Concepcion converted the first, missed the next two and scored again on the fourth in a 3-0 victory.
Rangers player Pedroso later charged at Miranda after the referee showed him a second yellow card for a violent tackle.
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