First-ever green card in football given to player in Italian League

Football witnessed a revolutionary moment as referee Marco Mainardi decided Galano deserved the honour of making history by giving him a green card.

At the beginning of the season, Italy’s serie B announced the scheme to reward players who show fair play with a green card.

Serie B later announced that the player who is given the most green cards will get a reward at the end of the season.

During the serie B match, Vicenza were awarded a corner, but forward Galano admitted that no Virtus Entella defender had touched the ball.

While the referees haven’t actually been given physical green cards, all recipients will be documented with the player who gets the most rewarded at the end of the season.

But Serie B president Andrea Abodi said players will only receive the card if they perform an ‘extraordinary act’.