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November 16, 2012 02:59 am GMT

Smartphone Replaces Red Cards in Pro Soccer Match


Soccer players who commit major fouls at a pro soccer match in Mexico on Thursday night won't be flashed with the traditional red card referees use to mark major offenses. Instead, that ref will whip out a smartphone and point an all-red screen at offending players.

That's thanks to Referee Pro, an app for iPhone and Android that's making its debut in the Mexican Indoor Football League's final match in Mexico City. A consumer version from European startup Siine will be released "in the coming months," according to the company.

Screens replacing red (and yellow) cards certainly captures the imagination, but that swap is actually Referee Pro's least relevant feature. What's more import…
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