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Poor Kaka. Sent off with a red card in yesterday’s showdown between Brazil and the Ivory Coast. All for a nudge.
TIME’s Glen Levy weighs in on the latest World Cup officiating scandal, and a case of really, really bad acting:
“You might have feared the worst for Ivory Coast’s Kader Keita after he dramatically fell to the ground during Sunday’s group game against Brazil, that deservedly ended in a 3-1 defeat. Was his career over, thanks to Kaka’s challenge? Replays immediately proved otherwise with the Brazilian playmaker’s nudge of his opponent leading to playmaking of a different kind. Sadly for Kaka (and the beautiful game), he received his marching orders from the field while Hollywood agents weighed up seeing if Keita fancies a gig by acting for real.”
Read more on TIME’s World Cup blog.