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Howard Webb denies penalty, avoids relegation [View all]
Howard Webb has escaped being relegated to the Football League after his refereeing of Arsenal's FA Cup win against Liverpool drew intense criticism from the Anfield club and from pundits.
[link] http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1719566/webb-escapes-demotion-suarez-pen-gaffe?cc=5901 [/link]
Having seen the play in question, and taking into account Hannibal Suarez' reputation for diving, I was stunned to read the link above. I like neither Webb nor Suarez, but the fact is that Webb should not be up for any punishment from this.
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