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Argentine Antonio Rattín, whose dismissal in the 1966 World Cup prompted a rules change, dies at 89

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Argentine Antonio Rattín, whose dismissal in the 1966 World Cup prompted a rules change, dies at 89
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Argentine Antonio Rattín, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina at the 1966 World Cup helped lead to the introduction of yellow and red cards, has died, the country’s football federation said Saturday. He was 89.Rattín died in Buenos Aires, according to t...

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