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Pulis indicated afterwards he was likely to appeal against the sending-off and suggested play-acting by Meyler contributed to the German's dismissal, claiming his reaction was the sort of thing the Professional Footballers' Association chief executive, Gordon Taylor, needed to speak to players about.

Martin O'Neill hails the progress of Sunderland winger James McClean 2012

The controversy over Vincent Kompany's red card escalated after players from the two Manchester teams used Twitter to argue about the merits of the sending-off and Rio Ferdinand was branded a "big baby" for questioning why there was sympathy for the City captain.

Players descend to Twitter spat over Vincent Kompany red card 2012

As the final whistle blew on a 3-3 draw that featured the sending-off of pantomime villain Sinisa Mihajlovic, I turned to him and said: "Bloody hell, that was quite a game."

The Auteur proves his value in offhand dismissals of class acts | Harry Pearson 2012

However, following Connor's suggestion, the Irishman was introduced at half-time and the tactical switch transformed the game even more than Djibril Cissé's sending-off in the 33rd minute.

Mick McCarthy confident Wolves owner won't visit dressing room again 2012

Episodes over the past year include Mourinho poking a Barcelona coach in the eye, a sending-off for Pepe in last season's Champions League semi-final, extraordinary outbursts from both managers and allegations of racism, dirty tricks and diving.

Real Madrid's Pepe sparks controversy for stamp against Barcelona 2012

Tackles that that were happening when I was playing at Arsenal – if that was a red card there would have been a sending-off in every game I played for Arsenal.

Patrick Vieira calls on referees to play fair with Manchester City 2012

The afternoon had brought news of a failed appeal against Gervinho's three-match ban, for his sending-off at Newcastle United on Saturday, and Wenger already knew that he had to plan for the next three domestic matches without Alex Song, courtesy of the midfielder's decision to stamp on Joey Barton in the same game.

Arsène Wenger has more to worry about than just how to replace Cesc Fábregas | David Hytner 2011

The match was severely impacted by the early sending-off of Welsh captain Sam Warburton in the 18th minute.

New Zealand Rugby Semifinals 2011

And finally, to America, where this report by Arnold Irish from the St Louis Post-Dispatch details the sending-off of the PA announcer at a Major Indoor Soccer League game, for swinging a haymaker at a member of the visiting team.

Who's the most obscure person to be sent off during a match? | The Knowledge 2011

Yet Kompany left the floor with both feet raised and City will not be encouraged when they reflect on the case of the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Nenad Milijas, whose sending-off at Arsenal last month prompted widespread criticism of the referee Stuart Atwell but ended with the player losing his appeal.

Players descend to Twitter spat over Vincent Kompany red card 2012