German Goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer gets first Red card of his career in 866th game

Bayern Munich legendary goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, got his first ever red card in his football career.

On Tuesday, December 3, Manuel Neuer during Bayern Munich’s match against Leverkusen in the German Cup Round of 16 fouled Jeremie Frimpong.

It was Manuel Neuer’s 866th game yesterday and being the last man on his side, he only deserved the red card following a bad tackle against the opponent.

The tackle happened at the 18th minute when his iconic sweeper-keeper style came to play as he hastily came of his box and took down the speeding Jeremie Frimpong.

His team was down to 10 men after he was red-carded by the officiating referee, Harm Osmers.

His removal from the field gave way to his colleague, Daniel Peretz, an Israeli goalkeeper.

After his suspension as he made his way out of the field, he apologized to the coach, Vincent Kompany.

It is instructive to note that Manuel Neuer had been cautioned with 23 yellow cards in his career and had never been removed from a live game before until yesterday.

At halftime, Germany’s national team coach Julian Nagelsmann, who was an analyst on TV channel ARD, described the red card “indisputable.”

He commented, “Understanding space has always been Manu’s strength, but here it might have been better to wait.”