{"id":5680,"date":"2026-07-11T22:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2026-07-11T22:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:04:51","slug":"argentine-antonio-rattin-whose-dismissal-in-the-1966-world-cup-prompted-a-rules-change-dies-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5680","title":{"rendered":"Argentine Antonio Ratt\u00edn, whose dismissal in the 1966 World Cup prompted a rules change, dies at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Argentine Antonio Ratt\u00edn, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina at the 1966 World Cup helped lead to the introduction of yellow and red cards, has died, the country\u2019s football federation said Saturday. He was 89.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5678\">Reddick is hoping to regain momentum in Atlanta after losing his NASCAR Cup Series lead to Hamlin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ratt\u00edn died in Buenos Aires, according to the Argentine Football Association, or AFA, which expressed its \u201cdeepest sorrow at the passing of a historic symbol of Boca Juniors and the national team,\u201d with whom he played in two World Cups.<\/p>\n<p>A defensive midfielder known for his physical, hard-tackling style, Ratt\u00edn won six Argentine league titles with Boca Juniors and was a Copa Libertadores runner-up in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRatt\u00edn was one of us and loved these colours so much that they were the only ones he chose to defend throughout his 14-year career. A leader, an Argentine and forever a Bostero,\u201d the club said.<\/p>\n<p>With Argentina, Ratt\u00edn played at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and the 1966 tournament in England, and also finished runner-up in the Copa Am\u00e9rica twice.<\/p>\n<p>In the quarterfinals of the 1966 World Cup, Argentina faced England at Wembley Stadium. In the 36th minute, Ratt\u00edn protested a foul and was sent off for \u201cverbal dissent.\u201d At the time, referees did not use cards but instead verbally informed players that they had been dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>As he left the pitch, Ratt\u00edn crumpled one of the corner flags, which featured the design of the English flag. He then sat down on the red carpet reserved for the late Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5676\">Heat and humidity make World Cup quarterfinal challenge for Norway, England even tougher<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The two acts of protest sparked a barrage of objects thrown at him by fans from the stands.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the confusing incident, and amid growing concern over the increasingly violent nature of the game, FIFA\u2019s refereeing authorities concluded that a practical, universally understood system was needed to communicate cautions and dismissals.<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth George Aston, who headed FIFA\u2019s refereeing committee, took inspiration from traffic lights and, in 1967, introduced the yellow and red cards that are still used today.<\/p>\n<p>Ratt\u00edn\u2019s defiant gesture at Wembley also marked the beginning of the football rivalry between Argentina and England. It reached its most iconic chapter in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, when Argentina won thanks to Diego Maradona\u2019s unforgettable goals \u2014 one scored with his hand, unnoticed by the referee, and the other after a brilliant solo run.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina plays Switzerland in another World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Many supporters are hoping for a semifinal meeting with England, who will face Norway in another quarter-final also on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow AP\u2019s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/latin-america<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=5674\">Storms again Sunday, then slightly cooler for central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentine Antonio Ratt\u00edn, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Argentine Antonio Ratt\u00edn, whose dismissal in the 1966 World Cup prompted a rules change, dies at 89 - 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