{
  "id": 9753482,
  "title": "Why Israeli footballer was sent off for ‘gun’ celebration: The rule explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/why-israeli-footballer-was-sent-off-for-gun-celebration-the-rule",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T09:45:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/why-israeli-footballer-was-sent-off-for-gun-celebration-the-rule-explained-1.500687554"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel forward Sayed Abu Farchi scored against Austria, celebrated with the corner flag and was walking off the pitch moments later. But why exactly was he sent off? Was it because he removed the corner flag? Was it because the referee thought he was pretending to fire a gun? Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th minute to make it 1-1 in Israel's Nations League game against Austria. The 20-year-old…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}