Horsfield insists the team cannot risk picking up any red cards in the first derby game of the season.

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The enormous chestnut affectionately known as "Big Red" is probably the most famous winner of the Kentucky Derby.

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And make no mistake, the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is as intense as that at any derby game at Anfield or Old Trafford.

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The referee had no other choice but to award a penalty and show a red card to Holland in the 73rd minute of a pulsating north-east derby.

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The SFA has written to all clubs in Scotland as a result of discussions between the governing body, referees and the police held in the wake of the red card shown to Hearts midfielder Phil Stamp following celebrations during the last Edinburgh derby.

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"The Red Bulls now will have a rival here in the market providing them with that derby-like competition that is such a driver of what makes football so successful around the world, " MLS Commissioner Don Garber said.

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