Saturday, July 03, 2010

Another Example Of FIFA Unfairness

Uruguayan banned for game-saving handball - World Cup- nbcsports.msnbc.com

" FIFA has banned Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for one match for his deliberate handball to deny Ghana a winning goal in their World Cup quarterfinal match.

FIFA's disciplinary committee has ruled that Suarez was guilty of "denying the opposite team a clear goal-scoring opportunity" and imposed just a one-match suspension..."

And no, getting a penalty kick is not just reward. The point should have been awarded to Ghana. Suarez should have suspended for at least the rest of the World Cup and banned from playing for a year. Severe enough penalties might stop some of the cheating,though that will do nothing to solve the zebra problem.

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