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“The problem is I know it’s sometimes not easy to give the penalty in the last minute and you need to have personality, courage and character. Not always do referees have these kind of skills.

- Carlos Ancelotti, Manager of English Premier League side, Chelsea, in reference to a critical penalty kick non-call that occurred at the end of the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie with Manchester United

Backstory: Sir Alex Ferguson, Manager of Manchester United received a 5-game touchline ban for broadly inferring that the referee for his side’s early EPL game in the month vs. Chelsea was not “fair” or “strong”

(Source: soccernet.com)

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$ “The problem is I know it’s sometimes not easy to give the penalty in the last minute and you need to have personality, courage and character. Not always do referees have these kind of skills.

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“The problem is I know it’s sometimes not easy to give the penalty in the last minute and you need to have personality, courage and character. Not always do referees have these kind of skills.