Farting footballer gets yellow card

A footballer was given a yellow card for distracting an opposing player by breaking wind as he was taking a penalty.

The ref said the noisy fart constituted "ungentlemanly conduct" during the match between Chorlton Villa and International Manchester.

He added that it had been a deliberate act by the Villa player to put off the Manchester keeper in the match which Villa eventually won 6-4.

The amateur club now faces fines of £97 for the three dismissals and two bookings made in the game.

However some of the supporters insist that the ref wasn't issuing a card to the player but just using it to waft the smell away.