woollyyellowduck@alien.topBtoFootball / Soccer / Calcio / Futebol / Fußball@soccer.forum•Lewis Dunk’s straight red card for abusing a referee is the first given in the Premier League for 12 years.English
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10 months agoTried that in the 2018 World cup with “grappling” in the penalty area. Couple of games with 2-3 penalties each and…no more rule. Football has no appetite for multiple drastic punishments, even short term. Football is a stupid, capitalist behemoth.
I can’t see how he’s been “influential”. Everyone hits a deadball in the way Ronaldo showed us, so I’d say he’s been more so. Messi’s just a superb footballer in his own right. No one tries to emulate him.