H.S. Soccer Ref Leveled By Player Over Red Card, Suffers Collapsed Lung, Broken Ribs

A high school soccer referee was obliterated by a player on the pitch during a playoff game in Ohio, and the official was badly injured...

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We're told the official was taken to the hospital and is now being treated for broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Thankfully, a spokesperson for the Ohio High School Athletic Association tells us the official is "doing better."

As for punishment for the player, OHSAA tells us he's looking at far more than a red card.

What will it be? That's still unclear, but the soccer body says the "school has indicated that punishment will be significant, which the OHSAA agrees with," the rep told us.

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(TMZ Sports)