"All jokes aside, one of my principles is to respect each other. "The reason perhaps [referee] Peter [Bankes] wanted to be the first one [to show me a red] in my career - could have given me a yellow. He didn't speak to me and just pulled out the red card. "To pull out a red card and embarrass me in front of the whole world, I wasn't happy. Even the assistants were shocked the red card was shown.

Source: BBC March 02, 2026 11:42 UTC