{"id":300573,"date":"2023-12-15T20:47:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300573"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:47:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:47:58","slug":"alex-oxlade-chamberlain-red-card-draws-comparison-to-david-beckham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/alex-oxlade-chamberlain-red-card-draws-comparison-to-david-beckham\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain red card draws comparison to David Beckham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is sent off for kicking Lugano&#8217;s Renato Steffen as the former Liverpool star draws comparison to David Beckham&#8217;s infamous red card against Argentina<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder was shown a straight red card<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain kicked out at an opposing Lugano player on Thursday<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Manchester United fans must be DREADING Anfield trip &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was shown a straight red card for booting an opposition player in Besiktas&#8217; Europa Conference League win over Lugano.<\/p>\n<p>The Besiktas star secured a free transfer to the Turkish side in the summer following the expiration of his contract at Liverpool, but showed no signs of losing his competitive strike on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Oxlade-Chamberlain harnessed his inner David Beckham in a moment of madness that saw him kick out at Lugano&#8217;s Renato Steffen in the closing minutes of the European encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Steffen and the Englishman tussled for the ball and then continued to grapple with one another off the ball before Oxlade-Chamberlain fell to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old then lashed out, firstly kicking Steffen&#8217;s inner thigh and then bringing his other boot down on top of the player&#8217;s left-leg.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/23\/78983743-12866291-image-a-68_1702597038485.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was sent off for kicking out at\u00a0Lugano&#8217;s Renato Steffen on Thursday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/23\/78983167-12866291-image-a-66_1702596509296.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>David Beckham was sent off for a similar challenge against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He then proceeded to wrap both arms around Steffen&#8217;s legs and rugby tackle him to the ground, with both then grappling with one another.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quick comparisons were made with Beckham&#8217;s infamous red card when he was sent off against Argentina for a similar challenge on Diego Simeone in the 1998 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham kicked out while facedown in the turf and caught Simeone who theatrically collapsed to the ground. The former Man United and England winger was sent off as a result.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/14\/23\/78983739-12866291-image-a-69_1702597070707.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A mass brawl ensued on the pitch as both sets of players reacted to the incident<\/p>\n<p>He was subsequently made the poster-boy for England&#8217;s exit from the World Cup and Beckham later described it as &#8216;the most difficult time in his career&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Oxlade-Chamberlain&#8217;s sending off resulted in a huge melee breaking out on the pitch at the\u00a0Letzigrund stadium, with players and coaching staff involved.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He had to be held back by his team-mates from further interactions with Steffen as others tried to break-up the ensuing brawl.<\/p>\n<p>Referee David Fuxman showed both Oxlade-Chamberlain and Steffen immediate red cards as a result, with both clearly unhappy as they exited the European encounter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12866291\/Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain-red-card-Lugano-Renato-Steffen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is sent off for kicking Lugano&#8217;s Renato Steffen as the former Liverpool star draws comparison to David Beckham&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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