Antonio Rattin, the former Argentina midfielder whose contentious sending-off at the 1966 World Cup prompted football's introduction of yellow and red cards, has died at the age of 89, Boca Juniors announced on Instagram.
Rattin spent his entire club career at Boca Juniors, making 382 appearances between 1956 and 1970, scoring 28 goals, and winning four domestic titles. He represented Argentina from 1959 to 1969 and captained the national side at the 1966 World Cup in England.
His legacy is entwined with that tournament's quarter-final against England, where he was dismissed following a clash with referee Rudolf Kreitlein. Rattin refused to leave the pitch, requiring intervention by English police. The incident led FIFA to introduce the yellow and red card system, a fixture of the sport ever since.