Posted by Guardian 406 days ago
The governing body stresses that retrospective action is only for off-the-ball incidents but the argument does not add upIn the Shaun Derry-Branislav Ivanovic-Mario Balotelli farce, the Football Association upheld the punishment of one player despite what many consider an opponent's blatant dive, video evidence was employed to charge another for alleged violent conduct, and a third will not be retrospectively punished for an X-rated challenge because the incident was seen, but not well enough, by one or more of the four officials present.Welcome to the bizarre disciplinary world of English football in 2012. Inconsistent is one definition, baf...
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