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Israel’s Saied Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture celebration in defeat by Austria

Forward uses corner flag to simulate gun after equaliser Nations League match ends in 3-1 loss for Israel Israel’s forward Saied Abu Farchi was ⁠sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in ⁠his side’s 3-1 ​Nations League defeat on Thursday by using the corner ⁠flag to si...

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The Guardian
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The Guardian 24 Sept
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38d ago

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  1. 24 Sept
    21:55
    The GuardianOriginal

    Forward uses corner flag to simulate gun after equaliser Nations League match ends in 3-1 loss for Israel Israel’s forward Saied Abu Farchi was ⁠sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in ⁠his side’s 3-1 ​Nations League defeat on Thursday by using the corner ⁠flag to simulate a gun.

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