Suarez

[Dunny]

I want to love this guy because he is a great player, however he is scum. Did anyone seen that handball and then what he done to try and wind up the crowd when he celebrated. Not nice

[Peter R]

Him always kiss him hand (or that wrist area) so don try dat... BUT I would have called hand ball on him, although I don't see it as deliberate...

[Gamma]

💦~sigh~

[Peter R]

Happy New Year Gamma! SS DY

[Jangle]

U r hopeless

[Peter R]

Let me quote a great statesman: "What, Me worry?" - Alfred E Neuman

[Assasin]

It was diliberate as they come. Watch the relay play and see how his hand went up to meet the ball.

[Dunny]

Not again, Luis! Liverpool striker Suarez gets away with brazen handball to score second at Mansfield... and it's not his first



By Graeme Yorke
PUBLISHED:17:56, 6 January 2013| UPDATED:19:24, 6 January 2013

• Comments (169)
• Share

Luis Suarez added another blot to his copybook as he handled the ball for his goal as Liverpool beat Mansfield 2-1 in the FA Cup third round.
The Liverpool striker has a history of being involved in controversial incidents, including a reputation for diving, a ban for racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra and another for biting an opponent when with Ajax.
Suarez knocked the ball past Mansfield goalkeeper Alan Marriott with his hand, after his initial shot was blocked. With the goalkeeper on the floor Suarez tapped home, causing the hosts to complain furiously to the referee.


Instinct or intent? Luis Suarez handled the ball before he scored for Liverpool


Another view: Suarez bats the ball back into his path before firing it home

No chance: Alan Marriott is helpless to prevent Suarez netting the Reds' second of the tie



Rolled in: Suarez tapped the ball into an empty net

Reds defender Jamie Carragher did not believe the Uruguayan committed the offence on purpose.
Carragher told ESPN: 'It was at the other end so I didn't really see it but it seemed that he just got a deflection and it bounced off him and went in. These things happen. We needed the goal in the end.
'It just looked like it ricocheted off a few different people and luckily for us it came up for us and went in.'
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers said he did not blame the striker for the incident but admitted it was handball.

He said: 'I've just seen it again and there's no doubt it was handball but the referee and the officials ruled it wasn't deliberate.

'I spoke to the fourth official when it was given because I couldn't see and he said it was (handball) so I can only assume they thought it wasn't deliberate.

'So obviously it was unfortunate for Mansfield and lucky for us that we got the goal. It was a really professional performance.'


Complaints: Mansfield players were unhappy with the decision to allow the goal


Rodgers rejected the possibility of Suarez owning up to the handball to the referee, though, adding:

'It's not Luis' job to do that. It's not been deliberate as it's pushed up and hit his hand. It's up to the officials to decide that.

'That's why they get paid as officials and I thought Andre Marriner was brilliant today.

'Maybe when you lose the game you look back on it and think it was unfortunate.

'We missed many more chances to put the game to bed, so we got a wee bit of luck there so it's something we'll take and move on.'



Trademark: Suarez kissed the inside of his wrist, as he does to celebrate his goals


Mansfield manager Paul Cox refused to criticise Suarez over the handball, admitting if the same thing had happened at the other end of the pitch they would have accepted it.

Asked if he felt it was cheating or an instinctive reaction from the Liverpool striker, Cox told ESPN: 'I'd like to give the benefit of the doubt and say it was a reaction, he's a goalscorer and I think goalscorers put the ball in the net anyway.

'He's a great fabulous talent, I'd go pay to watch him week in and week out. He's a wonderful player.'
Cox also insisted he did not feel cheated, saying: 'No I don't. For me to come out and say something like that I think would be quite cheap.

'If it had gone in the other end and one of our players had done it I think we'd have accepted it. This is the FA Cup, this is the beauty of it, sometimes it goes for you, sometimes it doesn't.

'It's a beautiful game and for me he's a fabulous talent and for this country we're lucky to have him here. I don't think we should call him for doing something that I think 99 out of 100 players would do.'
Controversial: The Liverpool striker is rarely out of the headlines



After scoring, amidst furious protests from the Mansfield players, Suarez performed his trademark celebration, calmly kissing the tattoo on the inside of his wrist. He does do this after scoring every goal, of course.

Matt Green set up a grand-stand finish for the Non-League hosts after netting in the 79th minute, but they could not muster a successful comeback.

Back in 2010, the Uruguayan striker was infamously red-carded for deliberately palming the ball off the line during a World Cup quarter-final against Ghana, which ultimately helped his side progress to the semis.



Confronted: Suarez was approached by a Mansfield fan

Not the first time: Suarez handled the ball on the line in the 2010 World Cup

Suarez controversies


February 2007: Already an established player with Nacional in his homeland, Suarez made his international debut for Uruguay against Colombia but was sent off in the final minutes after being shown a second yellow card for dissent.

November 2007: Joined Ajax but he was later suspended by the Dutch side after a half-time dressing-room altercation with team-mate Albert Luque.

July 2010: During the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, Suarez prevented Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah from scoring in the final minute with a deliberate handball on the line and was subsequently sent off. A penalty was awarded but missed by Asamoah Gyan and footage showed Suarez celebrating. Uruguay eventually went through to the last four on penalties.

November 2010: Suarez was handed a seven-match ban by the Dutch FA and fined by his club for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal during an Eredivisie match.

October 2011: Involved in a tackle with Everton's Jack Rodwell and goes down with apparent minimal contact. Rodwell was then sent off.

October 2011: Suarez was alleged to have racially abused Manchester United's Patrice Evra during a Premier League match. Suarez was later banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 by the FA.

December 2011: Was seen making an offensive gesture towards Fulham fans. At this time he had already been charged by FA the over racism incident, although not yet punished, but was handed a further one-match ban for the gesture.

February 2012: United and Liverpool met again at Old Trafford, but more controversy blew up as Suarez refused to sake Evra's hand before kick-off.

October 2012: Celebrated a goal against Everton by diving in front of Toffees boss David Moyes who had earlier claimed that "divers" such as Suarez were putting fans off the English game.

January 2013: Scored a goal against Mansfield that proved to be the winner, with a handball in the build-up going unpunished.




Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz2HE5Hrcr6
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

[Peter R]

Dunny,
I didn't bother to read the article beyond the introduction, so my comment may be out of line... I looked at the replay and concluded that with the aid of slo mo you could conclude the the act was deliberate... from the rear it looked as if he was moving his hand out of the way (albeit after the fact).... but to lump what was a MISSED CALL BY THE REFS or the REFS JUDGMENT that it wasn't handball as a Suarez misdemeanour is laughable.

[Mosiah]

Great player, even greater CHEATER! And probably a racist to boot!

Happy New Year, Paul Marin!

[Peter R]

Great player, even greater CHEATER! And probably a racist to boot!

Happy New Year, Paul Marin!

You get one out of three for that! and demerit marks for making unsubstantiated probability claims... Paul like him still heng over from New Years Eve, either that or the wife have him under some serious manners...

Happy New Year to you and those in your life.

BTW My New Year's resolution is to make no resolution... hmm