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I am using a regex to grab content for a web page. I use a similar approach for another table, and that is working well; but I have a problem with this

.Giocatore_ammonito = Regex.Match(Content, "<td class=""player large-link""\s*>(.+?)</td>").Groups(1).ToString

where Content comes from http://it.soccerway.com/a/block_competition_playerstats?block_id=page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9&callback_params=%7B%22round_id%22%3A%2227139%22%2C%22view%22%3A%222%22%7D&action=changeView&params=%7B%22view%22%3A2%7D.

Groups(1).ToString returns a blank result, but I do not understand why.

What is wrong with the regex that I am missing?

For completeness, here is Content's value inline:

{"commands":[{"name":"updateContainer","parameters":{"content":"<div class=\"container-full\"><div class=\"block  clearfix block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary-wrapper\" id=\"page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1-wrapper\"><div class=\"content  \"><div id=\"page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_pagination\" class=\"pagination match-pagination clearfix\"><div class=\"nav_description\"><a rel=\"previous\" class=\"previous disabled\" id=\"page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_previous\">&laquo; precedente<\/a><a rel=\"next\" class=\"next \" id=\"page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_next\">successiva &raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary real-content clearfix \" id=\"page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1\"><table class=\"playerstats table\" id=\"page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_table\" data-round_id=\"27139\" data-season_id=\"0\"><thead><tr class=\"sub-head\"><th class=\"player\">Giocatore<\/th><th class=\"team\">Squadra<\/th><th class=\"number yellow-cards\"><img src=\"http:\/\/s1.swimg.net\/gsmf\/520\/img\/events\/YC.png\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" alt=\"Cartellino giallo\" title=\"Cartellino giallo\" \/><\/th><th class=\"number red-cards\"><img src=\"http:\/\/s1.swimg.net\/gsmf\/520\/img\/events\/RC.png\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" alt=\"Cartellino rosso\" title=\"Cartellino rosso\" \/><\/th><th class=\"number points\"><acronym title=\"Punti\">Pts<\/acronym><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"416\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/rafael-marquez-alvarez\/416\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 mexico_16_left\">R. M\u00e1rquez<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/hellas-verona-fc\/1277\/\" title=\"Hellas Verona\">Verona<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">5<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">2<\/td><td class=\"number points\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"13870\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/facundo-sebastian-roncaglia\/13870\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 argentina_16_left\">F. Roncaglia<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/genoa-cfc\/1276\/\" title=\"Genoa\">Genoa<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">5<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">2<\/td><td class=\"number points\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"148164\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/afriyie-acquah\/148164\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 ghana_16_left\">A. Acquah<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/parma-fc\/1243\/\" title=\"Parma\">Parma<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">7<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">10<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"3991\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/daniele-bonera\/3991\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">D. Bonera<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/ac-milan\/1240\/\" title=\"Milan\">Milan<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">3<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">2<\/td><td class=\"number points\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"18275\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/federico-peluso\/18275\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">F. Peluso<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/us-sassuolo-calcio\/5681\/\" title=\"Sassuolo\">Sassuolo<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">6<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"4473\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/dal-belo-dias-da-silva\/4473\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 brazil_16_left\">Felipe<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/parma-fc\/1243\/\" title=\"Parma\">Parma<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">2<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">2<\/td><td class=\"number points\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"178336\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/stefano-sturaro\/178336\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">S. Sturaro<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/genoa-cfc\/1276\/\" title=\"Genoa\">Genoa<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">5<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"4295\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/luca-cigarini\/4295\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">L. Cigarini<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/atalanta-bergamo\/1255\/\" title=\"Atalanta\">Atalanta<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">5<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"246415\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/domenico-berardi\/246415\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">D. Berardi<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/us-sassuolo-calcio\/5681\/\" title=\"Sassuolo\">Sassuolo<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">5<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"2006\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/nigel-de-jong\/2006\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 netherlands_16_left\">N. de Jong<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/ac-milan\/1240\/\" title=\"Milan\">Milan<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">8<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">0<\/td><td class=\"number points\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"17855\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/simone-padoin\/17855\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">S. Padoin<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/juventus-fc\/1242\/\" title=\"Juventus\">Juventus<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">2<\/td><td class=\"number points\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"61429\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/ivan-radovanovic\/61429\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 serbia_16_left\">I. Radovanovi\u0107<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/ac-chievo-verona\/1248\/\" title=\"Chievo Verona\">Chievo<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">4<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"71325\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/segundo-victor-ibarbo-guerrero\/71325\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 colombia_16_left\">V. Ibarbo<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/cagliari-calcio\/1256\/\" title=\"Cagliari\">Cagliari<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">4<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"even\" data-people_id=\"71\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/daniele-de-rossi\/71\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\">D. De Rossi<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/as-roma\/1241\/\" title=\"Roma\">Roma<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">4<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"odd\" data-people_id=\"139596\"><td class=\"player large-link\"><a href=\"\/players\/kalidou-koulibaly\/139596\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 france_16_left\">K. Koulibaly<\/a><\/td><td class=\"team large-link\"><a href=\"\/teams\/italy\/ssc-napoli\/1270\/\" title=\"Napoli\">Napoli<\/a><\/td><td class=\"number yellow-cards\">4<\/td><td class=\"number red-cards\">1<\/td><td class=\"number points\">7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan=\"5\">abbiamo assegnato punti per ciascun cartellino giallo (1 punto) e rosso (3 punti). Da notare che non rappresentano alcuna classifica ufficiale.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\">(function(){var table = $('page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_table');Popupizer.setup(table.select('tbody td[class*=\"yellow-cards\"]'), 'player_events', { column: 'yellow_cards' });Popupizer.setup(table.select('tbody td[class*=\"red-cards\"]'), 'player_events', { column: 'red_cards' });new PopupManager(table);})();\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\">(function() {var block = new PaginatedBlock('page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1', 'block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary', {\"page\":0,\"per_page\":15,\"round_id\":27139,\"season_id\":0});block.registerForCallbacks();block.setAttribute('has_previous_page', false);block.setAttribute('has_next_page', true);TimestampFormatter.format('page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1');})();\n<\/script><\/div>\n"}},{"name":"updateCallbackParams","parameters":{"params":{"round_id":"27139","view":"2"}}}],"timestamp":"Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:52:10 +0100"}
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Overview

Continuing in the direction that @Rawing started going with his comment, there are backslash-escaping issues in the content for which the regex needs to account.

Try this instead...

.Giocatore_ammonito = Regex.Match(Content, "<td class=\\""player large-link\\""\s*>(.+?)<\\/td>").Groups(1).ToString
'                                                     ^^                   ^^            ^^

...to account for backslashes preceding the double quotes around the class attributes' values and the backslashes preceding the forward slashes in the td closing tags.

Also, you may wish to scrub the backslash escaping that will otherwise remain in the match-group value(s).

Demo Code

Here is VB.NET code that shows 1) how the updated regex works with your content and 2) how to optionally scrub lingering backslash escaping from the match-group value(s):

' NOTE: content returned from the URL provided in the question
Dim Content As String = "{""commands"":[{""name"":""updateContainer"",""parameters"":{""content"":""<div class=\""container-full\""><div class=\""block  clearfix block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary-wrapper\"" id=\""page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1-wrapper\""><div class=\""content  \""><div id=\""page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_pagination\"" class=\""pagination match-pagination clearfix\""><div class=\""nav_description\""><a rel=\""previous\"" class=\""previous disabled\"" id=\""page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_previous\"">&laquo; precedente<\/a><a rel=\""next\"" class=\""next \"" id=\""page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_next\"">successiva &raquo;<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\""block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary real-content clearfix \"" id=\""page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1\""><table class=\""playerstats table\"" id=\""page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_table\"" data-round_id=\""27139\"" data-season_id=\""0\""><thead><tr class=\""sub-head\""><th class=\""player\"">Giocatore<\/th><th class=\""team\"">Squadra<\/th><th class=\""number yellow-cards\""><img src=\""http:\/\/s1.swimg.net\/gsmf\/520\/img\/events\/YC.png\"" width=\""13\"" height=\""13\"" alt=\""Cartellino giallo\"" title=\""Cartellino giallo\"" \/><\/th><th class=\""number red-cards\""><img src=\""http:\/\/s1.swimg.net\/gsmf\/520\/img\/events\/RC.png\"" width=\""13\"" height=\""13\"" alt=\""Cartellino rosso\"" title=\""Cartellino rosso\"" \/><\/th><th class=\""number points\""><acronym title=\""Punti\"">Pts<\/acronym><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""416\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/rafael-marquez-alvarez\/416\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 mexico_16_left\"">R. M\u00e1rquez<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/hellas-verona-fc\/1277\/\"" title=\""Hellas Verona\"">Verona<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">5<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">2<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">11<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""13870\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/facundo-sebastian-roncaglia\/13870\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 argentina_16_left\"">F. Roncaglia<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/genoa-cfc\/1276\/\"" title=\""Genoa\"">Genoa<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">5<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">2<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">11<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""148164\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/afriyie-acquah\/148164\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 ghana_16_left\"">A. Acquah<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/parma-fc\/1243\/\"" title=\""Parma\"">Parma<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">7<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">10<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""3991\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/daniele-bonera\/3991\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">D. Bonera<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/ac-milan\/1240\/\"" title=\""Milan\"">Milan<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">3<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">2<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">9<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""18275\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/federico-peluso\/18275\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">F. Peluso<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/us-sassuolo-calcio\/5681\/\"" title=\""Sassuolo\"">Sassuolo<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">6<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">9<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""4473\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/dal-belo-dias-da-silva\/4473\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 brazil_16_left\"">Felipe<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/parma-fc\/1243\/\"" title=\""Parma\"">Parma<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">2<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">2<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""178336\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/stefano-sturaro\/178336\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">S. Sturaro<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/genoa-cfc\/1276\/\"" title=\""Genoa\"">Genoa<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">5<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""4295\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/luca-cigarini\/4295\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">L. Cigarini<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/atalanta-bergamo\/1255\/\"" title=\""Atalanta\"">Atalanta<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">5<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""246415\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/domenico-berardi\/246415\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">D. Berardi<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/us-sassuolo-calcio\/5681\/\"" title=\""Sassuolo\"">Sassuolo<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">5<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""2006\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/nigel-de-jong\/2006\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 netherlands_16_left\"">N. de Jong<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/ac-milan\/1240\/\"" title=\""Milan\"">Milan<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">8<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">0<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">8<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""17855\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/simone-padoin\/17855\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">S. Padoin<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/juventus-fc\/1242\/\"" title=\""Juventus\"">Juventus<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">2<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""61429\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/ivan-radovanovic\/61429\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 serbia_16_left\"">I. Radovanovi\u0107<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/ac-chievo-verona\/1248\/\"" title=\""Chievo Verona\"">Chievo<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">4<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""71325\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/segundo-victor-ibarbo-guerrero\/71325\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 colombia_16_left\"">V. Ibarbo<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/cagliari-calcio\/1256\/\"" title=\""Cagliari\"">Cagliari<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">4<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""even\"" data-people_id=\""71\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/daniele-de-rossi\/71\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 italy_16_left\"">D. De Rossi<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/as-roma\/1241\/\"" title=\""Roma\"">Roma<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">4<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">7<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\""odd\"" data-people_id=\""139596\""><td class=\""player large-link\""><a href=\""\/players\/kalidou-koulibaly\/139596\/\"" class=\""flag_16 left_16 france_16_left\"">K. Koulibaly<\/a><\/td><td class=\""team large-link\""><a href=\""\/teams\/italy\/ssc-napoli\/1270\/\"" title=\""Napoli\"">Napoli<\/a><\/td><td class=\""number yellow-cards\"">4<\/td><td class=\""number red-cards\"">1<\/td><td class=\""number points\"">7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td colspan=\""5\"">abbiamo assegnato punti per ciascun cartellino giallo (1 punto) e rosso (3 punti). Da notare che non rappresentano alcuna classifica ufficiale.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><script type=\""text\/javascript\"" charset=\""utf-8\"">(function(){var table = $('page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1_table');Popupizer.setup(table.select('tbody td[class*=\""yellow-cards\""]'), 'player_events', { column: 'yellow_cards' });Popupizer.setup(table.select('tbody td[class*=\""red-cards\""]'), 'player_events', { column: 'red_cards' });new PopupManager(table);})();\n<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script type=\""text\/javascript\"" charset=\""utf-8\"">(function() {var block = new PaginatedBlock('page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1', 'block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary', {\""page\"":0,\""per_page\"":15,\""round_id\"":27139,\""season_id\"":0});block.registerForCallbacks();block.setAttribute('has_previous_page', false);block.setAttribute('has_next_page', true);TimestampFormatter.format('page_competition_1_block_competition_playerstats_9_block_competition_playerstats_diciplinary_1');})();\n<\/script><\/div>\n""}},{""name"":""updateCallbackParams"",""parameters"":{""params"":{""round_id"":""27139"",""view"":""2""}}}],""timestamp"":""Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:52:10 +0100""}"
' FORNOW: Output the first match group's value to the console instead of assigning it to .Giocatore_ammonito.
Dim FirstMatchGroup As String = Regex.Match(Content, "<td class=\\""player large-link\\""\s*>(.+?)<\\/td>").Groups(1).ToString
Console.WriteLine("1st match group's value")
Console.WriteLine("-----------------------")
Console.WriteLine(FirstMatchGroup & Environment.NewLine)
'.Giocatore_ammonito = Regex.Match(Content, "<td class=\\""player large-link\\""\s*>(.+?)<\\/td>").Groups(1).ToString

' NOTE: What I think you really want is a scrubbed version of the first match group's value (i.e. without all the backslash escaping).
Dim ScrubbedFirstMatchGroup As String = FirstMatchGroup.Replace("\""", """").Replace("\/", "/")
Console.WriteLine("1st match group's value (scrubbed)")
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------")
Console.WriteLine(ScrubbedFirstMatchGroup)

It outputs the following:

1st match group's value
-----------------------
<a href=\"\/players\/rafael-marquez-alvarez\/416\/\" class=\"flag_16 left_16 mexico_16_left\">R. M\u00e1rquez<\/a>

1st match group's value (scrubbed)
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<a href="/players/rafael-marquez-alvarez/416/" class="flag_16 left_16 mexico_16_left">R. M\u00e1rquez</a>
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  • 8,740
  • 10
  • 53
  • 80