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Matt Scott

@matt5cott

Footballing man’s thinker. Lifelong learner. Ex-newspaper sports hack (Guardian/Telegraph staffer), radioman (talkSPORT/talkSPORT 2) & TV pundit (Sky News/PLP).

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calendar_today23-02-2011 10:03:53

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Let’s analyse that “red card”. Two laws might apply here: 1) showing dissent by kicking the ball away or 2) delaying the restart. 1) There is demonstrably no dissent from Rice. He flicks the ball gently, not angrily. There is no justification for a caution under this law. 2)