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Granit Xhaka's brother Taulant caught up in bizarre VAR moment as he is sent off

Taulant Xhaka lived up to his brother Granit's former reputation after he was sent off in Basel's fiery clash with Swiss rivals FC Zurich.

Taulant, the elder brother of the Arsenal midfielder, was one of four players to be sent off as Basel suffered a 2-0 on Sunday.

However, it was Xhaka's sending off which was comfortably the most bizarre of the match, and perhaps the most unusual since the introduction of VAR - leading to the incident going viral on social media.

The fact that he was sent off came as no surprise after he was shown his marching orders for two yellow cards - the second for a headbutt to Zurich player Nikola Katic's chest - similar to Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 World Cup final.