Normally footballers are sent to the stands because an overpaid fellow professional is rolling around the floor looking like they've been attacked by a dangerous dog following a contact so slight it could almost be described as romantic.But its a different story if you play for pub team in Rotherham and get a referee seemingly hell-bent on taking health and safety madness to new levels: 'Never mind the studs in your boots, Son ... I'm worried about your killer hearing aids'.
The Mirror has the full story here about how hearing aid wearer Craig Beech was told to get off the pitch by the referee for wearing hearing aids during a match. Refusing to bend to appeals from Craig's team mates and the opposition, the match was bought to a premature end by the daft ref when Craig's team, The Mason Arms, walked off in protest.
It's a wonder that the referee hasn't sent a player off yet for having teeth. See the FA rules about hearing aids and cochlear implants here. Basically, its fine to wear them and all this need not have happened..
Picture: The Mirror
HT: Filippo Adamo Pasqualino
I don't understand why footballers need to wear hearing aids in the first place. I think it's better if all their senses are active when playing.
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