Chronicles of Spanish football: a farce of disciplinary actions (Part 1)
The season started with the Spanish Super Cup and what a wonderful footballing extravaganza it was. Best teams in Spanish football battled against each other to stamp their authority in the domestic competition. However, what started with football came to
blows by end of the two-legged affair. Assistant coaches and managers got into the act as the events turned from bad to worse. The punishment handed to the involved parties unveiled the farce that is called disciplinary action – in La Liga at least.
It was always going to be a heated affair. Real Madrid locked horns with eternal rivals http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670, monkey chants on the flashy Brazilian and refereeing
decisions that shocked every bystander.
If the events at Santiago Bernabéu were anything, Camp Nou was even worse and it turned worse as the match progressed. While the brilliant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 tried to be at his mercurial best, while rest of the players had different agendas.
Monkey chants were pointed at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 returned to full fitness. However, these actions became nominal when a brilliant yet frustrated Marcelo decided to hack Cesc Fabregas into two. A mass
brawl ensued and everyone got into the act.
As the players from both teams huddled and got involved in a push and shove match, something extraordinary happened. Mesut Ozil and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 went berserk with the German in no mood to forgive the Spaniard for slapping him in the face.
Not so surprisingly, Jose Mourinho could not contain himself to the technical area and decided to get into the melee, too. Provoked by Barcelona assistant manager Tito Vilanova, the Portuguese poked his aggressor in the eye and returned to the dugout before
being shoved on his way back.
The only player on the pitch not getting involved in the nonsense was the Brazilian playmaker, Kaka, and he should be lauded for his eternal class and etiquette. Sadly, though, his peers showed their primal instincts and went on for what seemed like eternity.
There were furious ramifications expected for all parties involved, especially Jose Mourinho and David Villa. Shoving one another and bad mouthing can be considered as part of the game to get under one’s nerves, but getting physical is no way for a professional
to behave.
Days passed by without the guilty being dealt with.
It turned into media frenzy as the rumour mill churned some rather disappointing views. It was claimed that Mesut Ozil was deeply disappointed with Villa, who had made questionable remarks about his religion. With three Muslims in the Barcelona squad, such
rants sound unlikely. But even most modest of men can turn bitter with a lost temper. Nevertheless, the situation was resolved and the rumours dispelled.
More than fifty days gone by, a ruling has now been made on the unfortunate incidents. The decisions are more of a slap on the wrist than a serious punishment for heinous actions that deeply scarred the image of Spanish football to the world.
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