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  • Nuggsy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    You would think so. I would hate to think our players would do the same thing just to spite Spurs.

    Sounds great in theory and as a joke, but I would be appalled on moral and ethical grounds if Arsenal threw a match just to affect a rival team

    • sensiblepuffin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I can’t find anything specific that says you’re not allowed to throw/sandbag, etc. but I think the 6th bullet of the Owner’s Charter would allow the league to punish them:

      “We understand the importance of a football pyramid that rewards success on the pitch, upholds promotion and relegation and qualification for other competitions by current sporting merit.”

      I think some people forget that these are athletes that have had one word seared into their brains since they were 5 - “WIN”.