In a shock move after discovery of a little-known sub-clause, FIFA announce that in the event of a referee sending off a player, hosts are to be consulted with a view to overturning the decision with the remaining fixtures in prospect.
In a fix-frame Cristianus 'Bigus' Dickus, red-carded for merely killing defenders with a gladius, sees the decision reversed by a downturned thumb on the part of FIFA's Emperor Infantino.
