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Chelsea FC Player kicks ball boy, got sent off

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thats the barcelona ball boy
 
I thought it was pretty slick, really. Got the ball perfectly for it to pop out the other side of him to get the game back rolling.

But its not like you could kick an actual player if they did the same thing, so the red card seemed fair. Unfortunately.

I see a bishop "banned" gif all over this.

I watched it twice and dont see it.
 
Let me guess.. Chelsea were trying to turn the game around, but Swansea tactics must have been time wasting, so the ball guy tried to be as time wasting as possible. Chelsea guy got mad, and he took the ball by force. This?
This is why you stop the clock when the ball is out of play.
 
Football in Europe doesn't seem so great. The players are dicks, the fans (hooligans) are dicks, and even the ball boys are dicks. It is like a festival of assholes.
 
I'm gunna have to defend Hazard, the ball boy was without a doubt slowing down play and deliberately stopping Hazard from getting the ball. Hazard was definitely trying to poke the ball out, wether he caught the kid or not I don't know. But the ball boy at least deserves equal punishment.

Also the kid was ridiculously play acting and asking for Hazard to get a red card.
 
He was timewasting, cheating and Hazard kicked the ball, not him. He got what he deserved IMO. I will be shocked if Hazard get's a long ban.
 
Swansea need to be fined. A pile of money.

that bloke said he was going to hold up play. he did, and possibly got a kick for his trouble.

100k sounds about right.
 
Every kid would do the same if they were in his position.

Your teams 2 - 0 ahead on goal difference in the second leg of a semi. You're going to do a little time waste, and brag to your friends afterwards.

Considering most football players spend about 4 minutes rolling around on the floor after they've been tackled, there's a lot of bullshit in here exaggerating the implications of the kid's time wasting!

Does noone remember the teenage ballboy at a Scotland International. He threw the ball back rapidly to the opposition with seconds left on the clock. The opponents scored from the throw in and Scotland didn't qualify for the major championship. Kid was front page news, blamed for the loss!!!
 
Every kid would do the same if they were in his position.

Your teams 2 - 0 ahead on goal difference in the second leg of a semi. You're going to do a little time waste, and brag to your friends afterwards.

Eh, throwing the ball back a bit slower is one thing, diving on the ball and trying to fuck it, is another.
 
That ballboy was deliberately time-wasting and got what he deserved. Actually no he didn't, Hazard should have kicked him and not the ball.

Eden <3
 
Hazard was wrong in his actions. Whether the ballboy 'deserved' it or not is irrelevant. He has apologized, will take the ban and hopefully that will be the end of that.
 
Hazard was wrong in his actions. Whether the ballboy 'deserved' it or not is irrelevant. He has apologized, will take the ban and hopefully that will be the end of that.

Hazard was definitely in the wrong, but so was the ballboy. And that falls on Swansea. A ban for Hazard and a fine for Swansea. Anything less for either party and I'll be pissed.

Every kid would do the same if they were in his position.

Oh really?

Does noone remember the teenage ballboy at a Scotland International. He threw the ball back rapidly to the opposition with seconds left on the clock. The opponents scored from the throw in and Scotland didn't qualify for the major championship. Kid was front page news, blamed for the loss!!!

I guess not.
 
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