Referee Octavian Sovre's decision to ask Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland to autograph his yellow and red cards after Tuesday's game vs. Manchester City received a wave of backlash. However, the cards will be auctioned off with the money going to a worthy cause.
"The red and yellow-signed cards which my kindergarten classmate Octavian donated to our SOS Autism Bihor center will be used for a noble cause," Simona Zlibut, who oversees a therapy center set up by parents, told Reuters.
The center depends on donations, according to Zilbut, with the cards now expected to be among the items auctioned later this month.