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Columbus Crew sack Federico Higuain after sexist remark to female referee

ByAayush Yadav, Staff Writer

Published: 13:58, 23 Sep 2026Updated: 14:01, 23 Sep 2026

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Higuain was shown red card, then given two-match ban for refusing to release a female referee’s hand and saying, ‘don’t forget this is a man’s game’

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