Tuesday, August 15, 2006
As I near the end of my soccer news lets today look at something which everybody saw and was aware of but most were not willing to give the guy a break.
EXCLUSIVE
Rooney beats red ban
WAYNE ROONEY will today escape a ban following his pre-season red card for Manchester United.
But Paul Scholes is to be hit with a three-match suspension for his sending off in the same game against Porto in Amsterdam.
An FA disciplinary commission will judge United’s appeal against both dismissals at lunchtime with a verdict expected around 3pm.
Rooney was sent off after jumping for a high ball and catching Porto player Pepe in the face with his forearm.
The commission will decide if the referee made a mistake sending him off.
It will look to see if the contact was intentional and violent, or minimal not warranting the red card.
Jude understands the commission will be lenient as senior FA figures already believe the striker was hard done by.
Rooney has already publicly pleaded his innocence.
He said: “If you watch the video you will see I have not taken my eyes off the ball once".
Jude
EXCLUSIVE
Rooney beats red ban
WAYNE ROONEY will today escape a ban following his pre-season red card for Manchester United.
But Paul Scholes is to be hit with a three-match suspension for his sending off in the same game against Porto in Amsterdam.
An FA disciplinary commission will judge United’s appeal against both dismissals at lunchtime with a verdict expected around 3pm.
Rooney was sent off after jumping for a high ball and catching Porto player Pepe in the face with his forearm.
The commission will decide if the referee made a mistake sending him off.
It will look to see if the contact was intentional and violent, or minimal not warranting the red card.
Jude understands the commission will be lenient as senior FA figures already believe the striker was hard done by.
Rooney has already publicly pleaded his innocence.
He said: “If you watch the video you will see I have not taken my eyes off the ball once".
Jude
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