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Old 03-03-2011, 01:26 PM   #992
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf View Post
the reason Rooney got no further punishment wasn't because of the FA, they wanted too

it was because Clattenburg said he thought that the foul alone was enough, probably because he was staring straight at it when it happened and he only gave a free kick
Exactly. That is the same as the Gerrard/Brown incident so I don't know why people are upset Rooney wasn't punished further. They were consistent and got it right in this case.
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