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Disciplinary Actions Suspensions Match Impact Violent Conduct Fouls Controversial Decisions VAR Decisions Brawls Match Incidents Consequences Luis Diaz Appeals Process Incidents in Matches Emiliano Martinez Bruno Fernandes Canobbio Apologies Cristiano Ronaldo Ricardo Monreal Ole Werner Suspension Policies Max Aarons Folarin Balogun Implications for Future Matches Game Impact Idrissa Gueye Mass Brawl Anass Salah-Eddine New Penalties Second Yellow Cards Match Discipline Alvaro Arbeloa Malinovskyi and Lopes Cabral Serious Foul Play Kalulu's Expulsion Suspension Controversies Aggressive Behavior Wesley Fofana Simulation Controversies Player Conflicts DOGSO Assim Madibo Referee Decisions Pierre Kalulu Vinko Sapina Paulo Fonseca Leandro Trossard Obscene Gestures Rule Interpretation Emotional Responses Xavi Simons Gabriel Gudmundsson Ole Werner's Suspension Brian Negro Disciplinary Reviews Stoppage Time Incidents Auston Trusty Hair Pulling Enzo Maresca's Red Card Hair Pulling Incident Fouls and Penalties Dan Ballard Madibo's Expulsion Protests Hair Pulling Incidents Player Reactions Virgil van Dijk Ricardo Pereira Incident Team Discipline Artur and Pavón Denial of Goal-Scoring Opportunity Luciano Valente Abdel Abqar Idrissa Gana Gueye Player Disciplinary Actions Hair-Pulling Goalkeeper Actions Incidents Curtis Jones Coaching Decisions Match Bans Player Behavior Rafael Leao Post-Match Reactions

Premier League Tightens Officiating After Balogun Fallout

League leaders say political contact with FIFA has damaged trust, prompting VAR and set-piece rule changes to restore confidence.

FA Upholds Dan Ballard Red Card as Sunderland Lose Appeal

VAR Review Sends Off Sunderland’s Dan Ballard for Hair Pull

Wolves Fans Turn on Rob Edwards After 1-1 With 10-Man Sunderland

Referees’ Committee Says VAR Erred in Overturning Gerard Martín Red Card

Leeds Hold Palace to 0-0 With 10 Men After Referee Mix-Up and Missed Penalty

VAR Sends Getafe’s Abqar Off for Groin Pinch in Atlético’s 1-0 Win

Benfica 2–2 Porto: Mourinho and Lucho Gonzalez Sent Off After Touchline Clash

Referee Issues Record 23 Red Cards After Mass Brawl in Mineiro Final

RFEF Bans Sevilla Coach Matías Almeyda for Seven Matches After Alavés Flashpoint

Cucurella Admits Provocation as Traoré Calls Clash ‘Heat of the Moment’ in On‑Air Reunion

UEFA Cuts Luis Díaz Champions League Ban to Two Games After Weeks-Long Delay

Bayern Beat PSG After Diaz’s VAR Red Card as Hakimi Faces Eight Weeks Out

Two First-Half Red Cards Leave D.C. United With Nine in 1-0 Loss to Charlotte FC

Rennes See Two Early Red Cards in 4-0 Lorient Defeat, an Opta-Era First