Yahoo! News - Dyslexic ref avoided dishing out the cards Fri May 2, 5:33 AM ET
OSLO (Reuters) - Soccer players in Norway rarely got sent off for ugly fouls when referee Per Arne Brataas was on the pitch -- he suffered from dyslexia and hated having to write down names and offences.
"I was reluctant to give red cards. I didn't give yellow cards either so then I avoided having to write the reports," he told the daily Verdens Gang on Friday.
Brataas, 52, was formerly a referee in Norway's amateur fourth division. Referees have to fill in a form explaining why they send off or caution players.
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