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Tolexander:
Na green card dem tell me sey e dey o.

Green card given to a player means he is not going to play football again for life.

Na the green card dem give India after defeating Nigerian football team, 99 - 1.
I no watch the match o, Na "Boda Luku" wey dey live opposite our room when I dey small tell me about the match and green card o.

You no remember the lions wey our players dey see when they wan play ball or ball turning to stone? Chai,to say some people believed the story then . E be like say I believe am too sha but I no remember.

Samexdx:
Over to NCAN, come and do what you know how to do best

I knew she was going to be a Yoruba lady before I opened the thread.

austino677:
Long story

A good read anyday.

Do you believe only God guide aright? If so, Pray!!!

Jazak

The history of cards in football is not a particularly long one when you consider that they were only introduced at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. The system was the brainchild of renowned British referee Ken Aston.Born in 1915, Aston worked as an English teacher and qualified as a referee in 1936. Reports suggest that he was also the first referee to wear the black uniform with a white collar that later became mandatory for all match officials(originally, referees wore a white shirt, golf trousers and a sports jacket). Known for his strong character, Aston was keen to change the way in which fair play was evaluated in football. His inimitable style immediately set him apart from other match officials and enabled him to rise through the ranks to ultimately become chair of the FIFA Referees’ Committee.
Referees warned players verbally and dismissed them from the pitch in the event of any further rule infringements. Spectators only realised what was happening when a player began his long despondent or irate walk towards the tunnel. Despite this system, games occasionally descended into chaos.
At the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Ken Aston oversaw the encounter between hosts Chile and Italy, a match deemed risky even before kick-off thanks to the Chilean press’s efforts to whip the country into a frenzy. The match ended with a 2-0 win for the hosts but was later dubbed the “Battle of Santiago” by a British television commentator. Looking back at images from that day, it seems incredible that nobody ended up in the hospital. The fouls were tantamount to assault, fights broke out almost every time players squared up to one another and vengeance was immediately sought for every overzealous tackle. Headbutting, punching and spitting was rampant. Aston ran around frantically in an attempt to separate players and calm tempers, and sent off Italian players Mario David and Giorgio Ferrini, the latter of whom had to be led away by Chilean police after refusing to leave the pitch. In another incident, Chile’s Leonel Sanchez broke Humberto Maschio’s nose with a left hook, but the referee did not spot it and Sanchez stayed on the field. Years later, Aston remarked: “I wasn’t reffing a football match, I was acting as an umpire in military manoeuvres.”In light of this infamous footballing conflict and a number of contentious incidents in other matches, Aston saw the necessity of introducing a clear visual system that could be easily understood by players and spectators alike.
Following an incident in the England vs Argentina match in the 1966 World Cup, it came to Aston's knowledge that Jack Charlton had been booked by the German referee, Rudolf Kreitlein. Charlton called the press office, where Aston was ensconced (as Head of World Cup Referees), in order to confirm the information that he had read within the newspaper that Kreitlein had booked him. Aston, driving from Wembley Stadium to Lancaster Gate that same evening, had Charlton's confusion in mind during the journey.On the trip, as he stopped at a traffic light junction at Kensington High Street, Aston realized that a colour-coding scheme based on the same AMBER/YELLOW ('stop if safe to do so') - RED (Stop) principle as used on traffic lights would traverse language barriers and clarify to players and spectators that they had been cautioned or sent off.Aston later explained that upon arriving at his home, he explained the dilemma to his wife, Hilda. She disappeared into the other room, only to return a few minutes later with two "cards" made of construction paper. She had cut them to fit into his shirt pocket. Thus was devised the system whereby referees show a yellow card for a caution and a red card for an expulsion, Aston presented his idea to the FIFA Referees Committee, who approved the cards’ introduction at the 1970 FIFA World Cup World Cup in Mexico. There, the Soviet Union’s Evgeni Lovchev became the first footballer ever to be shown a yellow card, in the opening match against the host country but the fact that no red cards were brandished during the tournament suggests the new system had a positive effect. The first World Cup dismissal came in West Germany four years later, when Chile’s Carlos Caszely was sent off for committing two yellow-card offences also in a match against the host country.

Negotiator for a kidnapper . Madness dey do this guy sha. Nah cell you go die. IDIOT

My captain choice of late has been my bane. Captained Lukaku last GW and had to go for Gabbiadini this GW. I'm sure you now know how that has affected me.

A draw will be a huge achievement. Let's go for the win boys.

DollarAngel:
70% of our politicians have blood on their hands

Make it 99%. Even ordinary councillor self go don kiii person.

mapet:
If having a PEJ as wife is prerequisite to success, then I'd rather remain a bachelor

Chai,chai...diaris Goduuuooo

Every successful man needs a Patience Jonathan but overdoing things and greed will always playout if not done away with like Mama Peace.

MaziOmenuko:
Just take a look at my bench...

Just negodi how my village people are at work at this dying time when every point counts!

To Apostle Suleiman straight for deliverance.You really need it.

MaziOmenuko:
Just take a look at my bench...

Just negodi how my village people are at work at this dying time when every point counts!

To Apostle Suleiman straight for deliverance.You really need it.

On the order of Yahya Bello? Can't they make use of their God given sense ?

Since June 2016? Let's keep hoping he's found.

GEJ just dey spit fire anyhow.Is there something we don't know going on underground?

malton:
Power intoxicates, bro.

Just yesterday, I was asking the wife's brother why the guy acts like he does and he went all defensive. Unfortunately, the family doesn't see any wrong in the things he does.

He used to be so cool and philanthropic I thought Kogi people had won a jackpot when he got installed as the governor.

I'm shocked that that same Yahaya could be this callous! But I've seen this scenario countless times before with people I used to know prior to their ascension to power.

They are all the same. Even those of them who work for the masses consider it doing them a favour.

True talk bro but seriously there must be something that just can't be explained once we have that power as humans. It looks like nobody is immuned against it's abuse based on statistics. I'm really scared of power.

How old is Fayose please? What sin has Ekiti state sinned to make God give them a leader like Fayose? He just never ceases to amaze me.

Why do people change when they have power? I thought Kogi state can't get any worse than with the previous administration. Yahya Bello is really doing a good job of telling me, una never see anything.

Everyday looking like Yahya Bello is a huge mistake. Bet why?

Which state is she from please?

Bet why

Can't believe I have 30 points on my bench while in my main squad has given me 26 so far. FPL is just something else.

eternalcity:
No room for slacking boys!!!
We know Southampton can be a spoiler at times.

Like I gave predicted, the last five matches will be terrible for Tottenham.

And there's a counter prediction by me. Chelsea's last six games will be a nightmare. Watchout!!!

Any slip up by Chelsea tonight and Chelsea may have themselves to blame. #Goonersfamily

Saraki or Dino will soon possess this.

This double Game week is a sham. Can't believe I may end up not scoring up to 50 points. That will be a disaster. Bounty payment loading.

Chelsea Fc won't like this.

They just put themselves in unnecessary pressure. They ought to have secured that qualification since. I'm glad they're back though.

Dare Art Alade sang about it some years back.