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Turkish soccer club takes revenge on referees by locking them in the stadium

Per a report from the BBC, the club president of Turkish soccer team Trabzonspor ordered referees be locked inside the stadium because he was mad at them. Seriously.

Cagatay Sahan and his assistants were held on the orders of club president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu after failing to award the hosts a late spot-kick in their 2-2 draw with Gaziantepspor.

Haciosmanoglu claims he only allowed the officials to leave after a call from president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

We've all been upset with refs at one time or another, but have you ever been "lock them inside the stadium until the president calls and tells you to stop" mad at refs? That's a whole different level and I respect it completely.

Probably a red card though.