Yellow Card, Red Card

As Manchester United played Liverpool today, Paul Scholes was sent off for violent conduct. It was an unfair red because he was simply punching the air in frustration but unfortunately got a little too close to Xabi Alonso’s face. Although he didn’t make contact, the referee interpreted it as intent and sent him off. It was the first red card that any Manchester United player had been shown in the league this season. Ironically it came against the only other side not to have been shown a red card!

Before today, Manchester United were 6th in the fair play league, with Liverpool and Aston Villa occupying spots one and two. In total, we had been shown 41 yellow cards and no reds. Considering there was only another ten games to go, I’d say that it was pretty impressive. We may have dropped a few places after tday but fair play in football is of the utmost importance if we want to promote a clean game to the next generation. 

 

 

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