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Completely disagree...what if he punched the ball out of a player or ball boys hands? Still a red? This entire incident is blown out of proportion.
Well, considering he didn't punch it out of his hands, I'm not sure what your point is. That's like asking "What if he hadn't done anything at all? Still a red?"
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He kicked the ball, not the ball boy! I think he will get 3 games because the FA coddles the media, but he doesn't deserve it.
He kicked the ball and the ball boy. You can show me all the camera angles you'd like but the second new found camera angle only proves that he made contact with the ball, not that he didn't touch the ball boy. I haven't seen anything that proves he didn't kick the ball boy and therefore he should be suspended.
Look, I'm not saying the ball boy isn't at fault and that he isn't a huge asshat. I wouldn't mind seeing Swansea (or clubs in the future) fined for their ball boys pulling blatant time wasting techniques but that doesn't mean Hazard is faultless. They're both idiots who deserve to be punished and defending Hazard just perpetuates the notion that Chelsea fans are absurdly tribal incapable of seeing any fault in their players even when it's blatant for all the world to see. Just more Chelsea apologists.