Video: Seems harsh – Footballer receives yellow card for doing handstand during game

This has to be up there as one of the strangest bookings in football history

In one of the oddest sequences you'll ever see on a football pitch, Al Nasr striker Ibrahima Toure was given a yellow card for what seemed like an innocuous enough act. It all kicked off when the Senegalese striker decided to pass the time while waiting for a corner kick in a rather unusual way. Toure began doing a handstand in the penalty area, which sparked an extremely over the top reaction from a member of the opposing team. The Al Sharjah player saw red when he spotted the topsy-turvy Toure and sprinted over to the striker to turn him right-side up in an aggressive fashion. More players swarmed the duo and the referee was required to intervene to stop a brawl from breaking out. The official took the forward aside and inexplicably showed him a yellow card. His only crime appeared to be killing time by working on his gymnastics. I don't think there's anything in the rule book that says you can't do that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfRwQCLV_AI