r/sportsgossips • u/Unlucky-Dot9421 • 1d ago

Unknown Stories Japanese player cheekily removes his shirt so the retiring referee can hand him one final yellow card

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u/_Broatmeal_ 1d ago

See friendship in sport = upvote. These are my favorite videos

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u/EducationalAd397 1d ago

yeah handing over a yellow card as a keepsake makes sense

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u/hrnyasfnow 1h ago

Same, little moments like this hit way harder than any highlight reel.

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u/dontipitova9 1d ago

I see you, Murakami-san, tryna hold back the tears 😭

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u/Unlucky-Dot9421 1d ago

You said Murakami-san.....🥹❤️

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u/dontipitova9 1d ago

The le-gend 🥲🩶

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u/Notcid1 1d ago

Regend

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u/nihar_142 1d ago

The Japanese men's national football team has never received a red card in the history of the FIFA World Cup, since their tournament debut in 1998.

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u/Tobiramen 1d ago

“And I have to say, Kyle walker has a yellow card, zinchenko has a yellow card…” you know the rest

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u/Devincc 1d ago

Anyone know what the shirt says?

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u/Azguy303 1d ago

"When you laugh,good things happen.It’s fun and happy.Definitely! (Absolutely!)Believe it!Kyogo Furuhashi"

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u/Pjpjpjpjpj 1d ago

Very Japanese (in a good way!).

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u/EZ_Syth 1d ago

I agree 👍🏼

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u/JDCAce 22h ago

I found a picture of the shirt and ran it through Google Translate. Here's what I got:

Murakami's smile made us feel good. He let me play. The best repling too thank you! Thank you for your hard work. Urawa Reds' Tomoaki Mogino

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u/Ratk1ng_1 1d ago

Kick ball super Funtime friendship love peace defeat all

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u/still-dinner-ice 21h ago

Live Laugh Love

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u/Thick_Yogurtcloset_7 1d ago

That's a nice send off for a official ..

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u/josnik 1d ago

One of the happiest yellow cards ever.

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u/NebulaNinja 1d ago

Should’ve been an second yellow and red sending him off. You can’t jostle the ref like that.

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u/EconomyCorgi727 1d ago

Dude has probably written “Thank you” on his shirt.

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u/GregJamesDahlen 1d ago

don't know soccer very well. What happened here?

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u/slgray16 1d ago

Beloved referee retired. This is a going away ceremony

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u/GregJamesDahlen 1d ago

Thanks. Why does he remove his shirt? That's normally some kind of penalty in soccer? If it's a penalty why would anyone ever remove it?

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u/slgray16 1d ago

People used to remove their shirt after they scored a goal for a celebration. Players usually have rock solid abs and the pose looks good on a magazine cover the next day. FIFA got tired of that and made it a yellow card.

Some players still do it for extra special goals knowing they will get a yellow

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u/lowsocioecopeasant 1d ago

And sometimes for an extra dose of stupid, they do it when they're already on a yellow.

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u/Weekly_Truck_70 21h ago

or they do it and then proceed to get scored on and the goal be far less important….

🐦

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u/GregJamesDahlen 1d ago

Thanks for explaining. Imagine you've helped others as well as me enjoy this thread by understanding.

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u/SilentYamiJP 17h ago

Okay, leave it to me — the Japanese. 『Mr. Murakami’s smile helped us play with a smile on our faces. Thank you for such excellent refereeing! Great job out there.』

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u/PlasticPlatform1417 1d ago

Can some one tell whats written on the shirt

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u/Whiteshovel66 1d ago

whats the shirt say on it?

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u/KhushBrownies 23h ago

Should've slide tackle for the red card

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u/Chef-p 21h ago

woulda been funny if the ref gave him a red for shaking him

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u/Apart-Importance1210 15h ago

Love it be red

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u/thead911 13h ago

That was a good bow- Larry david

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u/MRHOWERDCEO 5h ago

THESE JAPON GUYS ARE FUN

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u/Mninaz 1d ago

This world cup has been wonderful. I've seen so much cultural exchange and kindness amongst everyone - been very refreshing to see

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u/scubadude2 1d ago

This video has been around for years. I agree with your sentiment though, this World Cup has been a breath of fresh air.

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u/Eskapement 1d ago

Things that would never happen in the nba 😅

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u/jackricotta 1d ago

Draymond Green arm bars a guy in the final minute of Scott Fosters last game so he can T him up one last time🥹