English Match Fixing: Blunder referee Anthony Taylor apologised - TopicsExpress



          

English Match Fixing: Blunder referee Anthony Taylor apologised to Jose Mourinho for failing to award a penalty when Cesc Fabregas was tripped at Southampton on Sunday. It has emerged that Taylor, who instead booked Fabregas for diving in the 1-1 draw, said sorry to the Chelsea boss before both had left St Mary’s. Mourinho claimed afterwards the official would be ‘ashamed’ of his decision and went on to say that a campaign had been started against his Chelsea players after the latest allegation that they are prone to cheating. It is unusual for an official to offer his apologies to a manager so soon after a game, even though they are allowed to discuss decisions after a 30-minute ‘cooling-off period’. Mourinho is clearly attempting to shield his players from criticism after a number of them were accused of diving in recent weeks. Hull manager Steve Bruce claimed it was like watching Swan Lake when Gary Cahill appeared to take a dive during their defeat at Stamford Bridge...
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:08:22 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015