A very weird and unique situation played out in Australia recently where a young soccer player was given a red card for sporting a genitalia piercing.
Aaron Eccleston, Captain of the Old Hill Wanderers, a club team in Australia, was injured by a ball to the groin and taken off the field. Prior to his return, the head official somehow learned of the man's piercing and, when Eccleston came back onto the field, the official immediately yellow-carded him for unauthorized return to the field. Then he ordered him into the dressing room to show him the illegal jewelry. Once seeing it, the referee awards Eccleston a red card and booted him out of the game.
It is illegal for a player to wear jewelry on the field, but who would want to wear THAT when playing soccer?? He should have gotten a red card for sheer stupidity.
Here's a video of the incident. Warning for graphic language.
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