{"id":234869,"date":"2016-07-28T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T10:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=234869"},"modified":"2016-07-28T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T10:50:44","slug":"fabregas-sent-off-in-chelseas-friendly-win-over-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=234869","title":{"rendered":"Fabregas sent off in Chelsea&#8217;s friendly win over Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas was shown a straight red card for a foul on new Liverpool signing Ragnar Klavan in a pre-season friendly in the US.<\/p>\n<p>Fabregas, 29, went into the challenge with a raised boot and the referee at Pasadena&#8217;s Rose Bowl had no hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were 1-0 winners on the night, with defender Gary Cahill heading in after 10 minutes following a corner.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed Fabregas went into Liverpool&#8217;s dressing room after the game to apologise.<\/p>\n<p>New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte also apologised for the challenge but insisted it was not intentional.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that the fatigue sometimes can bring a [player] to go too late,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know Fabregas is a good man, a good boy and is not a player to have this type of situation. I&#8217;m sorry for him, I&#8217;m sorry for the Liverpool player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sp-media-asset \">\n<div class=\"sp-media-asset__body media\">\n<div class=\"sp-media-asset__image gel-responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes sp-lazyloaded\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" sizes=\"606px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 240w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 320w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 480w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 624w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 240w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 320w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 480w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 624w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/CC14\/production\/_90544225_fabregas_reuters2.jpg 976w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sp-media-asset__caption gel-brevier \">Chelsea were facing Liverpool as part of the International Champions Cup tournament<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>-Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas was shown a straight red card for a foul on new Liverpool signing Ragnar Klavan in a pre-season friendly in the US. Fabregas, 29, went into the challenge with a raised boot and the referee at Pasadena&#8217;s Rose Bowl had no hesitation. 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