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Originally Posted by Kjeldoran
Fifa will not ban him as the referee has seen what happened and penalized the keeper. If that didn't happen, then the FIFA can ban the player after the game, based on TV replays.
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They can issue post match suspensions on such situations - disciplinary committee typically will. For some reason though, they've been very, very lapse during this tournament. I think the view is very much on the contrary, though: if a referee doesn't act during the game, video replays won't typically result in additional disciplinary actions (say: obvious play acting; Luis Fabiano handballs, and so so). If there's a disciplinary decision made during game, the committee can expand it (and typically all straight red cards go through disciplinaries). (actually, the exact wording in the rules says "the secretariat carries out the necessary preliminary investigation ex officio under the chairman's guidance". CAS probably has a lot of leeway here. it's only hoped they'd do it more).
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Originally Posted by Nolez
Would you say this is 99% American hatred and 1% football knowledge or just 100% American hatred?
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Is your argument 99% ad hominem and 1% understanding or 100% ad hominem?
My stake on Ghana is 100% for the admiration on the fluid attacking play they've displayed through the tournament.
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Dempsey got quite clearly elbowed/punched in the Slovenia game and nothing came of it.. that's just my freshest memory but there's many more.
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Dempsey, David Villa. There's several. The amount of violent conduct they've allowed is quite staggering.