ABSTRACT
On January 21, 2012, what started out as an ordinary League 1 soccer game between Bury and Yeovil in England, became a prime example of the negative influence that ‘dysregulated emotions’ can have in sports. In the heat of the match, Bury player Giles Coke was brought down by opponent Joe Edwards from Yeovil, winning a penalty kick for his team. Coke, grasping the ball and preparing to take the penalty kick, was intercepted by his own team's captain Steven Schumacher—Bury's designated penalty taker—who clearly intended to take the kick himself. With both players wanting to take the kick and becoming increasingly frustrated and angered by the other, initial bickering turned to a full-blown argument as the players began a physical altercation. The crowd booed as three Bury players and a referee intervened to break up the fight. Although Schumacher eventually took the kick and scored the goal, the crowd was clearly dissatisfied by the confrontation and both players received yellow cards (1).
