Sunderland’s Dan Ballard was sent off for pulling Tolu Arokodare’s hair in a 1-1 draw with Wolves, the third such Premier League dismissal in 2026. Manager Regis Le Bris argued the contact was neither ...

Sunderland’s Dan Ballard was sent off for pulling Tolu Arokodare’s hair in a 1-1 draw at Wolves, a decision upheld after VAR review and set to earn him a three-match ban. The incident, which ...

Sunderland defender Dan Ballard was sent off during the club’s 1-1 draw at Wolves on Saturday, and the red card has sparked a heated argument over how football’s rules work in the heat of a physical ...

Red cards for hair-pulling have never been so frequent in the Premier League. The latest came Saturday when Sunderland defender Dan Ballard was sent off for yanking the hair of Wolverhampton striker ...

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris urged officials to "make the rule clearer" after defender Dan Ballard was sent off for hair-pulling in their 1-1 Premier League draw with Wolves on Saturday. Ballard, ...

Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris urged officials to "make the rule clearer" after defender Dan Ballard was sent off for hair pulling in their 1-1 Premier League draw with Wolves on Saturday (May 2).