If Rice had booted the ball away in the same manner that Pedro did earlier in the game, a card would have been fair.
However, the ball was rolled at Rice, and hit the back of his legs before he moved it with his foot. If Veltman had not done this, Rice would not have touched the ball.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) rulebook clearly states that referees have to apply “common sense” to decisions.
“Referees are expected to use common sense and to apply the ‘spirit of the game’ when applying the Laws of the Game,” it is stated.
Rice moving the ball less than a metre with his foot, before being kicked by Veltman, was not a case of Rice deliberately trying to waste time, and even though he did then touch the ball, Kavanagh failed to follow the IFAB guidance on applying common sense to decisions.
Arsenal should appeal as we have enough reasonable evidence to invalidate the yellow card.
@ahmednasirlaw@WilliamsRuto Is his agenda "Housing levy" or "Affordable Housing"? He can still continue with his Affordable Housing agenda devoid of the levy.
KES 10m invested in a Kenyan bond that pays 12.56% pa will make you KES 104,666.66 pm. If you invested it in a portfolio of assets, you could make double that.
If you used the amount to buy/construct property, would the property yield such a return from rental income?
Which of two personalities from Mt Kenya will be the next deputy president of Kenya?
LIKE💛 for Rigathi Gachagua
RETWEET🔄 for Martha Karua
#RigathiBestChoice
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@KolaKenneth Point Lenana summit right behind me. Couldn't proceed further to the board due to smoke from forest fire that day. 😅😅 But now I can confidently go back to Elephant hill.
@juliuskirimi10@mungaikihanya@AIRTEL_KE Airtel has really improved on the data and the connectivity is awesome. But their call services has become crappy. Looks like they sacrificed one for the other.