Hair-pulling red cards are increasingly common in football, with several notable incidents in both men's and women's games.

The latest came Saturday when Sunderland defender Dan Ballard was sent off for yanking the hair of Wolverhampton striker Tolu ...

Dan Ballard's red card for hair-pulling in a recent Premier League match underscores a growing trend of similar incidents in ...

Sunderland's Dan Ballard became the second player to be sent off for pulling Arokodare's hair this season. What are the rules ...

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez is sent off after 56 minutes for pulling the hair of Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin at Old Trafford.

It was, according to Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick, “one of the worst” refereeing decisions he had witnessed. An aerial challenge with Leeds United forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin had led ...

Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor has whipped out her cell phone in a post-match interview and replayed footage of a hair-pulling incident missed by match officials in the Women’s Champions League game ag ...

Without a college draft, 48 NWSL rookies have signed their first professional contracts as free agents this year. Gotham FC; NWSL; Justin Edmonds / Getty Images The National Women’s Soccer League ...

Referee Thomas Kirk was taking charge of his second Premier League game when he was advised to show a red card by the VAR, Chris Kavanagh While hair pulling is not specifically mentioned in the Laws ...

Referee Thomas Kirk was taking charge of his second Premier League game when he was advised to show a red card by the VAR, Chris Kavanagh Everton's Michael Keane will be banned for three games after ...