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BASEL, Switzerland (AP) – A player was sent off at the Women’s European Championship for pulling an opponent’s hair, six days after a similar incident during the Club World Cup final.
Germany’s Kathrin Hendrich red-carded for hair-pulling in Euro 2025 quarterfinal
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) – A player was sent off at the Women’s European Championship for pulling an opponent’s hair, six days after a similar incident during the Club World Cup final.
The Video Assistant Referee spotted Germany midfielder Kathrin Hendrich yanking the ponytail of France captain Griedge Mbock as a free kick was floated into the area.
With less than 13 minutes played, Hendrich was shown a red card and moments later Grace Geyoro converted the resulting penalty to give France a 1-0 lead in Saturday’s quarterfinal.
It was a somewhat unusual red card but the second such incident in the space of less than a week.
