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John Brooks stats reffing Spurs: Spurs: 4 red cards, 33 yellow cards Opps: 0 red cards, 9 yellow cards

🚨Referee John Brooks' VAR conversations during the Matheus Fernandes handball incident and John Bogle's injury-threatening tackle: FIRST INCIDENT — MATHEUS FERNANDES HANDBALL Referee John Brooks: "I think that's a handball. What do you think? Maybe the ball hits his shoulder. On-field decision: no penalty." VAR: "Wait a minute. Yes, no penalty. The ball hits his shoulder, and he's unable to control it at that point. There's no clear handball offence." Referee John Brooks: "Okay, understood. No penalty. Let's continue." SECOND INCIDENT — JOHN BOGLE'S CHALLENGE Referee John Brooks: "Red card there, I think. On-field decision: red card because he catches his Achilles. That's a dangerous challenge." VAR: "Yellow card at the most. Wait... no, excessive force? Let's look at the contact again. It might not be a red-card challenge, but I think you need to review the footage." Referee John Brooks: "Okay, let's see that. Show me the point of contact." VAR: "Look at his foot placement and the intensity of the challenge. The contact is high, but we need to establish whether it meets the threshold for serious foul play." Referee John Brooks: "I've seen it. The challenge is not reckless, and there's contact with force around the Achilles. I'm going to stick with my original decision. No card." VAR: "Understood. Decision confirmed."

These two are getting demoted to step 5 after that.