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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
After seeing it a couple of times now (Google video search), I must say that the ball boy is a little puke and deliberately fell onto the ball and smothered it. I will also say that Hazard is also a puke because you just can't kick kids, even when they deserve it.
I think it'll be less than Cantona because the fan in that case provoked Cantona verbally and was not physically involved (until Cantona kicked him). The ball boy was using his position to deliberately and physically interfere with the match, and the kick was less malicious. But.... it was a kid. They both share some of the blame for this one.
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That's sort of my thinking, it wasn't as bad as the Cantona incident for the reasons you state, but then it's a kid so there's an element of optics that make me think he's done for the year at a minimum.
On a related note, ball boys doing this doesn't seem that uncommon, which is crazy to me. I mean I get that they're fans of the home team, but you'd think there would some level of professionalism required to hold that position. Do the clubs instruct them to waste time? Does the FA care? I've gotta imagine they'll come up with some sort of standards on that following this if they don't already exist.