Exclusive: FA to suspend ref over Porro’s ‘serious’ Tottenham v Reading incident

Exclusive: FA to suspend ref over Porro’s ‘serious’ Tottenham v Reading incident

Keith Hackett believes that Mark O’Mahony, who is on loan from Brighton, ought to have been sent off during Reading’s preseason match against Tottenham.

The 20-year-old striker, who is on loan with the Royals, was fortunate to be on the pitch during the 2-0 loss on Saturday, July 19, the former PGMOL chief and former FIFA official exclusively told Football Insider.

Thanks to goals from Will Lankshear and Luka Vuskovic, Thomas Frank’s reign got off to the best start as the team defeated the League One team. Mohammed Kudus also received his debut.

The Ghanaian, who joined from West Ham on a £55 million move this summer [BBC Sport], was immediately effective, helping to open the scoring with the game’s second goal.

Pedro Porro hit with heavy challenge in Tottenham win

O’Mahony gave Porro a strong challenge that had both sets of fans buzzing on social media, even though he was allowed to play until a number of substitutions at halftime.

For his lunging foul on the Spanish full-back, the loanee was only given a yellow card, and Hackett thinks referee Farai Hallam might be disciplined for his inaction.

After full-time, the new manager was fortunate to have no injury concerns, but it is still unclear why O’Mahony was not dismissed even though it was a preseason friendly.

Referee misses red-card challenge in pre-season friendly

In an exclusive interview with Football Insider, the former referee stated: “At their annual conferences, referees are reminded that friendly matches do not exist.

“They must enforce the rules in a way that is consistent with the game. It was totally different in my day. That player would be substituted for another after a wink and nod to the sidelines.

There are no friendly, the FA makes that very plain. The sanction process, which includes fines and penalties, includes the issuance of yellow and red cards during friendlies.

Even referees at the lowest levels who fail to submit events to what is essentially the FA’s system in the customary way risk suspension.

A red card is what that is. He slid in, got off his feet, and finished the player. He should have been sent off for serious foul play. Looking at the referee, we can see that the offender’s body has covered the challenge in a challenging area.

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