Hell, now that he thought about it, a blank card was far worse than an inscribed one - the understood message was of such deep love and passion that words wouldn't convey what they felt.

Bayern felt the decision by Italian referee Roberto Rosetti to show a straight red card to Ribery at the Allianz Arena was harsh and called for UEFA to show leniency.

Despite the frustration felt by foreign credit-card companies at the limits to what they can do in China, they have yet to take a united front.