Referee gets ‘red card’ for using racial slur

The Football Association of Thailand has suspended referee Somsak Poosomnuek for using a racist slur to Thai-Ghananian player Abdulkordiri Hamid during a third division game, the FAT said yesterday.

“The Football Association of Thailand has suspended the referee from all competitions,” the FAT said in a statement.

The suspension will remain in place while a fact-finding investigation is carried out, the statement said.

Hamid’s…