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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I would argue that a penalty and a red card early in the game is even more punishment than allowing a goal. The team absolutely becomes useless with 10 men. With 11 men you can comeback from a goal down. If if the penalty is missed, you can't do much with 10 men. Suarez would never do that earlier in the game.
I think the rule is fine. Red card, penalty, suspension is a heavy penalty. The fact that it was in the 120 minute made it unique and perhaps unfair.
Take hockey as an example. Overtime in the playoffs. Scramble in front of the net, goalie out of position. The puck is trickling over the line and defenseman grabs it and throws it out. What does the attacking team get? A penalty shot, that's it.
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Huh? That makes no sense at all. In a sport where goals are at an absolute premium losing a man is much less of a consequence to conceding a goal. We've seen numerous teams over the years win games, or at least hold out for a draw, with 10 men. It's not even remotely uncommon.
Uruguay face no consequences from this. If he doesn't do it their tournament is over, if he does the team progresses without one player. That's not consequences.
BTW, I'm not saying that what Suarez did was wrong, I've actually done the same thing myself in a game and would do it again, I just think the rule rewards a team for an illegal act.