Meet Tony Chapron – a referee who has caused quite a stir in Ligue 1 over the weekend. He officiated Sunday’s clash between Nantes and PSG, which Les Parisiens won 1-0, grabbing the headlines for his moment of madness during stopping time.
The referee was caught on camera kicking out at a Nantes player before sending him off. Diego Carlos was the victim, as he was involved in an accidental collision with the official.
Chapron had cut in front of the Brazilian who was running back towards his goal during a PSG counterattack. The referee thus tripped and fell to the floor before throwing a kick at the defender.
The referee then issued the player his second yellow card of the game, leaving Carlos infuriated. Team-mates and PSG captain Marquinhos stepped in to restrain the player.
Referee Tony Chapron kicks out at Nantes' Diego Carlos and then sends him off against PSG. Madness in Ligue 1 pic.twitter.com/w1A9G99mm4
— The Sun Football (@TheSunFootball) January 15, 2018
This quickly became a very popular topic on Twitter, with users trolling the referee for his awful decision. Check out the best jokes in the tweets below.
Tony Chapron best skill 2018 [HD 1080p] pic.twitter.com/KNSlIOaJvX
— Yass (@YassEncore) January 14, 2018
Referee Tony Chapron trips into Nantes player, kicks him as reaction, then send him off.
— Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) January 14, 2018
Fair to say he has just blown the final whistle on his career pic.twitter.com/Sssv3NY3x5
#NantesPsg Tony Chapron #PatriceEvra #IloveThisGame pic.twitter.com/ZNtX3QGuFC
— Le Virtuose (@LeVirtuose59700) January 14, 2018
Tony « Guile » Chapron #Chapron #TonyChapron pic.twitter.com/XtvUMCBxoT
— Dédé l'enclume (@dedelenclume) January 15, 2018
When I search who Tony Chapron is pic.twitter.com/EwyWQYgINv
— (@AManOfNoWords) January 15, 2018
Tony Chapron <3 pic.twitter.com/TnNcIqS9rV
— Bastien (@BastienMry) January 14, 2018
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