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Brazilian soccer player assaults referee, gets arrested

Violence broke out in a Campeonato Amazonense match between Iranduba and Sao Raimundo-AM in Brazil. Globo reports that Iranduba’s Derlan made an insulting gesture to the referee after he was given a yellow card. The fourth official alerts the referee and out comes the red card for Derlan. This incenses the player into a rage and he snaps.

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