How Scholes helped get Ronaldinho sent off in 2002
Danny Mills has explained how Paul Scholes helped get Ronaldinho sent off for Brazil against England in 2002.
Ronaldinho was dismissed in the World Cup quarter-final between England and Brazil in 2002, which the latter eventually won 2-1.
The 36-year-old scored a long-range free-kick in the game, but was sent off after 58 minutes for a foul on Mills.
In an interview with Stadium Astro, the former right-back explained the role ex-Manchester United midfielder Scholes played in the red card.
“He came in, it was a late challenge, he caught me, I went down and I was about to get up and Scholesy came over and tapped me and said ‘stay down, ref has got a card out, stay down’.”
“He pulled a red card out, it was never a red card, he caught me slightly, it was a booking at worst.
“What did I do wrong? It was a foul, I was on the floor, all he said was to stay down, I didn’t roll around squirming and squealing, I just stayed dead still.”
