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Alan Smith & Michelle Cullen

Referee dies after being viciously attacked by players and fans over red card

An amateur referee has died after players and fans attacked him for showing a red card in El Salvador.

Jose Arnaldo Anaya, 63, passed away as a result of internal bleeding he sustained while officiating a match at the Toluca Stadium in Miramont, San Salvador, last weekend.

The referee, with more than 20 years of experience, showed one player a second yellow card which led to an explosive reaction.

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