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A soccer player is facing an attempted murder charge after he knocked a referee to the ground and kicked him in the neck during a match in Brazil.
William Ribeiro was arrested after he deliberately beat Rodrigo Crivellaro 14 minutes into the second half of Monday night's Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2 league game between Ribeiro's São Paulo team and Guarani at Edmundo Felix Stadium in Rio Grande do Sul.
The unprovoked attacked took place after Crivellaro had awarded Guarani a free-kick.
Video footage shows the official tumbling to the ground moments later as Ribeiro stomps his neck.
Ribeiro briefly stands over an unconscious Crivellaro as one of the Guarani players leads him away as Military Police agents rush on the field.