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<h1>Footballer sent off for warning another player about dog s***</h1>
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<img src="https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/ad_155177425-e1419238088538.jpg" alt="Footballer sent off for warning another player about dog s***" height="707" width="750">Foul language is shown the red card for Christians (Picture: File)
<p>A well-intentioned footballer was sent off after warning another player that there was ‘dog s***’ on the pitch.</p>
<p>The referee between the Christian football teams took exception to Lance Perry’s swearing.</p>
<p>He was playing for Rowley College against St Thomas Aldridge in the West Midlands Christian League.</p>
<p>The league has a zero-tolerance bad language policy, which was enforced during the match.</p>
<p>However, the FA has now rescinded the red card and a one-match ban saying it was well-intentioned and not aimed at the referee.</p>
<p>Fellow players asked why the Division One game had been held up and Luke shouted: ‘It’s dog s***’.</p>
<p>Despite the loss of Perry and his foul mouth, Rowley College won 5-1.</p>
<p>Pete Bennett, general manager of the team, said: ‘The league does
have a zero policy to foul language and referees can sometimes interpret
that rather crazily.</p>
<p>‘We couldn’t believe it when the red card came out, and neither could Lance.</p>
<p>‘He protested as far as he could, but, thankfully, common sense has prevailed.</p>
<p>‘In fairness, the league has been very good.’</p>
<p>A spokesman for the FA said: ‘We have looked at the words used,
and the way they were used. Obviously, if the response had followed a
question about how the ref was performing, the red card would have
stayed.</p>
<p>‘But the word was not used as a term of abuse.’</p>
<p>Perry declined to comment.</p>
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