Fiorentina coach Paulo Sousa was involved in what is probably the most bizarre dismissal for a manager in recent times following his Sunday sending off during the game against Genoa.
Sousa was sent off after he intercepted the ball while it was still in play, although he later claimed after the game that it was 'an honest mistake'.
The Portuguese coach, standing on the touchline, saw that a Fiorentina clearance was going out of play, stopped the ball with his foot and handed it to a Genoa player to take a throw-in.
But television replays clearly showed that the ball was still in play when Sousa stopped it and the Portuguese was then ordered from the touchline much to his bemusement.
I think a yellow card should have been fair enough especially as it was not as if he intercepted the ball when Genoa had the advantage.
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