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    Red cards on the rise as MLS refs clamp down

    By Steve Davis, ESPNsoccernet

    Monday, April 13, 2009

    Sweeping up after the MLS weekend party, here are 10 things I found lying around: 1. Ejections on the rise: Are we seeing a necessary course correction as the men in the middle rein in the rough stuff and tilt the balance back toward attackers? Or, is this starburst of red cards -- four last week, then seven this past weekend -- just a symptom of increased intensity? Everybody can do the math: Continued expansion means more teams will be on the wrong side of the velvet ropes when the pl ...

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