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Did Thierry Henry Deserve the Straight Red Card? Watch and Decide

Another match week in Major League Soccer brings with it yet another controversial officiating decision.

This time around, it is splitting American soccer fans into two evenly divided camps with very different opinions.

For the second time this season, French international star and former Arsenal and Barcelona forward, Thierry Henry, was sent off in a questionable decision by MLS referees.

In the first incident, in a June match at Portland, Henry was sent off after he and Adam Moffat appeared to be engaging in relatively civilized conversation during a stoppage of play.

After convening with the sideline officials, the referee approached Henry and held up what seemed to be the most randomly decided red card of the season.

Replays of the incident revealed Henry and Moffat discussing an on-field incident and appearing to respectfully separate to allow play to resume.

But Henry, with his arm around Moffat as they walked alon...

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