PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN star Joao Neves suffered a moment of madness as he was sent-off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s HAIR in the Club World Cup final.
Cole Palmer inspired a stunning Chelsea performance as they downed the Kings of Europe to win the first edition of the newly expanded US tournament on Sunday.
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Two first-half goals from Palmer were topped off by Joao Pedro‘s calm finish two minutes before half-time in New Jersey.
But tensions first boiled over in the final minutes of the game as the Parisian giants were clearly frustrated with themselves and the scoreline.
Neves, 20, was handed his marching orders after tugging on Cucurella’s hair as he ran towards goal from the edge of the box.
Referee Alireza Faghani had initially missed the scuffle, but he was soon summoned to the VAR monitor.
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Replays showed how Cucurella and Neves had clashed off the ball, with the pair going shoulder to shoulder.
But, the enraged PSG star the lashed out at the Spaniard, pulling his long locks and pulling him to the ground.
The ref didn’t take long to brandish out a red card to the Portugal midfielder in the 85th minute.
One PSG fan wrote on X: “Absolute headloss from Joao Neves. Completely unnecessary red card.”
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Neves had been irritated by the Chelsea left-back laying on the floor holding his ankle 10 minutes before he was dismissed.
The PSG ace actually attempted to pick the Spain international up off the turf,urging him to get on with the game.
And tensions soon worsened at full-time when a huge brawl broke out as Chelsea were celebrating their triumph – and an estimated £111million prize.
The former Barcelona manager appeared to push Pedro in the face while also placing his hands around the striker‘s throat.
It saw Pedro signing drop to the floor as players from both sides join a huge fracas in the middle of the pitch.
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was particularly incensed as staff members from both sides ran towards the action.
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca then stepped in to pull everyone apart, spending time calming fellow Italian Donnarumma down.
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