{"id":28427,"date":"2025-11-24T14:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/ex-united-star-anthony-receives-red-card-after-kicking-opponent\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:49:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:49:28","slug":"ex-united-star-anthony-receives-red-card-after-kicking-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/ex-united-star-anthony-receives-red-card-after-kicking-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-United Star Anthony Receives Red Card After Kicking Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n    <span class=\"timestamp\">November 24, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<p>Real Betis winger Anthony has expressed his regret to the club&#8217;s supporters after receiving a red card for inadvertently striking an opposing player in the face during the La Liga match against Girona on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In the 87th minute, with the score tied at 1-1, Anthony attempted an overhead kick to control the ball in Girona\u2019s penalty area, but accidentally hit Joel Roca in the face with his foot.<\/p>\n<p>After reviewing the incident with VAR, referee Ios Garek Apesteguia reversed the initial yellow card and issued a straight red card to Anthony.<\/p>\n<p>As he exited the field, Anthony made a gesture of apology to the Betis fans.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the sending off, Betis held on for a draw, but the Brazil international will now be unavailable for the upcoming league derby against Sevilla.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure>\n      <picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1124%2Fr1579995_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1124%2Fr1579995_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1124%2Fr1579995_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1124%2Fr1579995_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/source><br \/>\n        <\/source>\n      <\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Anthony was sent off in the match between Real Betis and Girona. <cite>Photo by Fran Santiago\/Getty Images.<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Anthony, who is 25 years old, took to Instagram to share, &#8220;I\u2019m very saddened by the red card. All I wanted was to help the team achieve victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a completely unintentional action&#8230; I apologize to all the fans who have always been there for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since his permanent transfer from Manchester City in September, Anthony has contributed six goals in 12 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Anthony: Rudeness, lack of respect from Man Utd during sending off<br \/>&#8211; Real Betis launches clothing line featuring Anthony&#8217;s neck tattoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian had shown promise during his loan at Betis last season, becoming a regular in Manuel Pellegrini\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Currently sitting fifth in La Liga, Betis will face FC Utrecht in the Europa League on Thursday, followed by the derby against Sevilla at the Ramon S\u00e1nchez Pizju\u00e1n this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fan Take: This incident highlights the fine line players walk during high-stakes matches and reminds fans of the unpredictability of soccer. Anthony&#8217;s absence in the upcoming derby could significantly shift the match dynamics, making it a crucial fate for both his team and their supporters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 24, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET Real Betis winger Anthony has expressed his regret to the club&#8217;s supporters after receiving a red card for inadvertently striking an opposing player in the face during the La Liga match against Girona on Sunday. In the 87th minute, with the score tied at 1-1, Anthony attempted an overhead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[7182,245,7181,40,2788,46,2370,2534,1263,45,86],"class_list":{"0":"post-28427","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-anthony","9":"tag-card","10":"tag-exunited","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-kicking","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-opponent","15":"tag-receives","16":"tag-red","17":"tag-soccer","18":"tag-star"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}