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Ron Obvious

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1. It was a clear penalty
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 07:06 PM
Feb 2014

It was a far more obvious penalty than the first one, but in Howard Webb's defence (no, seriously!), the way Suarez made a meal of it would have made me doubt my eyes as well, especially if I had just awarded one to the same player (with a reputation for diving) a few minutes before.

Suarez, the only player I know who can make a real foul look like a dive.

That said, no single mistake by a referee deserves to be punished like that. Well, OK, giving out three yellow cards to the same player, but nothing else.

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