Arnon Grunberg

Tuesday

Shoulder

On a nibble – Andrew Das in NYT:

‘The linesman said he didn’t see it. Neither did the Spanish referee. And the television replays were inconclusive.
But Euro 2020 got its first real controversy on Tuesday: Did Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger bite France’s Paul Pogba on the shoulder?’

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‘The linesman said he didn’t see it. Neither did the Spanish referee. And the television replays were inconclusive.
But Euro 2020 got its first real controversy on Tuesday: Did Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger bite France’s Paul Pogba on the shoulder?’

Read the article here.

As far as I could see there was universal consensus that Rüdiger didn’t bite (as in Suarez) he just nibbled.
It’s boring enough already. Benign cannibalism should be more often part of the game. Especially given the salaries. We offer you a good salary, expect to be nibbled on.

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