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Have any footballers ever refused to come out for the second half?

Mark Viduka leads a Celtic attack in the first half of the match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Mark Viduka leads a Celtic attack in the first half of the match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Photograph: SNS Group

“Have there been any situations where a player has refused to come out for the second half?” asks Peter Clarke. “If so, what retribution was taken by the club or country?”

There are plenty of examples of entire teams refusing to play the second half, the majority in response to racism, but it’s quite rare for an individual player to do so. Let’s start with a famous night in Glasgow:

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