Quote Originally Posted by On Balance View Post
Dubbag, I was suggesting perhaps I was biased rather than FIFA but fully understand your perspective. As the majority agree with FIFA, I accept I stood alone. Perhaps unsurprisingly.

My point really was this. I watched the game live and when it happened I said to the rest watching, ‘she got to be sent off for that.’

The referee issued a yellow, which was later replaced with a red and rightly so. My issue is that it was a deliberate stamp, however, it was not a hard stamp, it was more a token stamp. Even the Jamaican player immediacy twisted her body to shout at the ref. She did not appear in pain, she did not stay on the ground or, I believe require treatment.

It was stupid act on James part. My initial post was questioning whether there was anti English mindset in the decision to increase the ban.
. You are right about anti English-in your post.as in all sports there’s always anti English we English have learnt to live with it but aye F£#C um.(especially the Scot’s.)but in this case think she got off lightly.but she’s not the first and won’t be the last by a country mile.