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“Blasting” *and striking* referee Simon Hooper. He also hit him on the arms, clearly, as half the team lost control and surrounded him, yelling at him… I seem to recall a couple of teams being disciplined for such actions, and Mitrovic being suspended for the same.
The premier league has become a dictatorship. Why can’t players and managers criticize the refs and VAR when they make stupid mistakes.
As much as I dislike City, one should be able to criticize the blatant calls made by referees. I never seen in my 15+ years of watching football something like yesterday’s mistake. Obviously, the same goes for all other charges ( Arteta, VVD…) where charges were absolutely ridiculous.
Someone who earns 70k+ pounds per year as a football referee should held accountable for their mistakes.