Nigel de Jong's horror tackle on Darlington Nagbe should have seen his night end early and it brings into question not only how he avoided red, but how a match could get so out-of-hand to begin with.

Howard Webb was "gutted beyond belief" to miss the red card for Netherlands midfielder Nigel De Jong when he refereed the 2010 World Cup final.

Howard Webb was "gutted beyond belief" to miss the red card for Netherlands midfielder Nigel De Jong when he refereed the 2010 World Cup final.

"It wasn't until half-time that I realised De Jong's tackle might have been worthy of a red card. I felt gutted beyond belief. It looked like I'd missed a red-card offence in the World Cup final.

Ernesto Valverde said Frenkie de Jong's sending-off hurt Barcelona at a crucial moment in their 2-2 derby draw with Espanyol and noted his side's difficulties in killing off games.

A red card carries with it a one-match ban, which De Jong served during LA's 1-0 victory at Seattle on Saturday, though the committee deemed his tackle dangerous enough to merit an extended ...

With just 15 minutes to go and the visitors a goal up, De Jong decided, foolishly, to drag down Jonathan Calleri, and was correctly issued a second yellow card, resulting in the first red of his ...

Webb now accepts he should have given De Jong a straight red card for a flying karate kick into the chest of Alonso midway through the first half.

(This article has been corrected. de Jong did not receive a red card for his karate kick to the chest of Xabi Alonso in the World Cup Final.) On Monday Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Nigel de Jong ...

LONDON (AP) — World Cup final referee Howard Webb says he should have sent off Netherlands midfielder Nigel de Jong for his challenge on Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso. Webb handed out a record 14 ...