Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte left Wembley as a substitute despite appearing to collect two yellow cards in the second half of the pre-World Cup friendly. The incident unfolded in front of about 80,000 spectators during a game that finished 1\u20131 on Friday.<\/p>\n
The first yellow came in the 70th minute when Ugarte charged at Cole Palmer as the Chelsea player moved toward the byline. The referee blew for a foul and pointed to a free kick after Palmer cleverly knocked the ball away and left his leg exposed. Jos\u00e9 Maria Gim\u00e9nez protested, and broadcasters reported that Ugarte was shown his first booking for the challenge.<\/p>\n
Ten minutes later, with England 1\u20130, Ugarte was shown what appeared to be a second yellow for dissent in the 81st minute. ITV Sport said the fourth official Benjamin Brand confirmed both bookings were for the Manchester United player, but Brand was later quoted as explaining that Ugarte\u2019s second yellow card had been \u201crescinded.\u201d The match referee was Sven Jablonski and S\u00f6ren Storks was the VAR official watching the monitors.<\/p>\n
Video assistant referees do not currently have the authority to rescind yellow cards except in cases of mistaken identity, so the explanation raised questions about procedure. One of the new rules due to be introduced for the 2026 World Cup will expand VAR powers to cover second yellows in any scenario, but that change does not take effect until June.<\/p>\n
Ugarte, 24, is no stranger to cautions in England. During his first season at Old Trafford last term, only three players in the Premier League received more yellow cards than his total of 11.<\/p>\n
England manager Thomas Tuchel had other complaints from the match, including why Ronald Ara\u00fajo was not sent off for a lunge on Phil Foden and the award of a \u201cvery, very soft\u201d stoppage-time penalty against England\u2019s goalscorer Ben White. The booking confusion added to a long list of grievances from a game that left plenty of questions about officiating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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