A quick red card

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Setting a record that will never be broken, David Pratt, a striker for the English soccer club Chippenham Town, was red-carded three seconds into a match against Bashley last week.

How it that possible? The ball was kicked off, Pratt lunged at a Bashley player and the referee blew his whistle and raised a red card, citing Pratt for a dangerous tackle.

That is how a new world's record is set.

"The world record is not a big deal for me," Pratt told Sky News.

Previously, the English record for quickest red card was 13 seconds, set in 2000 by Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Kevin Pressman.

TRIVIATIME

Before Pratt, what was the world record for the fastest ejection in a soccer match?

TAKETHAT

Another soccer ejection that made headlines in England recently was the red card Stoke's Ricardo Fuller received for hitting another player " his own captain.

Stoke held a 1-0 lead over West Ham before West Ham's Carlton Cole beat Stoke's Andy Griffin for the equalizer. Incensed, Fuller approached Griffin and slapped him in the face. Fuller was sent off, and Stoke lost 2-1.

TRIVIA ANSWER

In a 1990 Italian League match, Bologna's Giuseppe Lorenzo was dismissed after 10 seconds for hitting an opponent.

AND FINALLY

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