Rudolf Kreitlein (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Rudolf Kreitlein (b. November 14, 1919 - d.) was a German international football referee and tailor in the 1950s and 1960s. Kreitlein is, perhaps, most well-known for his refereeing of the 1966 World Cup quarter-final match between England and Argentina in which he dismissed Antonio Rattin from the field of play in the 35th minute of the game for dissent. Rattin initially refused to leave the pitch, arguing furiously with Kreitlein (even though neither man understood each other's native language) and the game was held up for several minutes until Rattin reluctantly departed. It was also during that game that Jack Charlton was cautioned, only to discover the fact the next day from the newspaper report. As a result of this incident Ken Aston developed the idea of yellow cards and red cards to aid on-field communication in football. Kreitlein, who had never seen the match, requested a copy of the game from the Football Association in 2006. Kreitlein retired from international competition following the game.