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26th Sep 2017

Luka Modric picked up one of the stranger yellow cards against Borussia Dortmund

His reaction said it all

Darragh Murphy

Luka Modric doesn’t strike us as the sassy type.

But the referee in charge of Real Madrid’s Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night was clearly of the opinion that the Croatian midfielder was being cheeky as he double-checked the 10 yards that were marked out for a free kick to the home side.

No matter how many times you watch the footage of Modric pacing out the distance between ball and the Real wall that was being assembled, it continues to look absolutely innocuous.

The rules state that a yellow card will be awarded to a player who “fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in” or “who delays the start of play” or “shows dissent by word or action.”

We’re not sure which of those offences Modric was found guilty of and he likely didn’t know either, given the perplexed look on his face.

Some viewers were similarly baffled about the decision.

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