FA Wrong To Give Andre Mariner Reprieve












So it seems the use of technology in football has become part and parcel of everyday football now, but is it enough?
It is a great pity that Paul Gascoigne's post football personal life has overshadowed his fantastic playing career.
Following yesterday's decision from the FA to clear Mark Clattenburg of using a racial slur during Chelsea and Man United's Premier League clash on the 28th October, the West London club are left with egg on their face after yet inducing yet another reputation shredding drama.
The FA’s ‘Respect’ campaign predicates around preserving the foundations of our beautiful game. One way the ‘Respect’ campaign aims to pursue this emanates from improving parent-to-child relationship. Especially preserving young kids, who will be the next generation of English football.
In light of the this past weekend and the hullabaloo over the Kick it Out t-shirt snubs, much has been said about the campaign itself and the issue of racism in football is now under the spotlight more than ever. Of course, progress has been mande over the decades but as we have seen in the past twelve months there is still a very significant issue with racism in the football.
For a number of years now, there has been talk about incorporating a European style winter break into the English Premier league. The idea is that a winter break will give England’s international players two weeks off during the season so that they don’t go into major tournaments having played for 10 solid months; but is this a good idea?
It really has been one of the most shameful periods ever in English football. The game that is loved by billions across the world has been brought into disrepute in the past couple of weeks. There are many things that are wrong with the modern game, for instance the amount of money players earn a week. The main focus will be on the John Terry case, Ashley Cole’s tweet and the topic of diving.