Video: Scottish linesman gets shown a red card after barfing on the field

At least he was able to laugh at himself.

Perhaps the best argument for more sports adopting the yellow/red card system is the potential to deploy the cards for comedic effect. 

We’ve already seen a rugby ref use the yellow card to rib a ball boy, and this Scottish soccer ref used the red to have a bit of fun at his linesman’s expense. 

During Saturday’s Kilmarnock-Dundee match, linesman Andrew McWilliam started feeling a bit queasy and ducked off the pitch to empty his stomach, much to the delight of the crowd. He must not have been feeling that badly, because he had a pretty good chuckle when referee Craig Thomason took the red card out of his pocket. 

Referee Craig Thomson shows the red card to assistant Andrew McWilliam after he was sick during Dundee's win over Kilmarnock pic.twitter.com/karCWeSl3h

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Had a long night out, did you, Andrew?

He’s a trooper, though. McWilliam was able to carry on and finish the rest of the match.