Rugby referee Nigel Owens has said that UEFA should introduce a 15 minute sin bin rule and a citing process for all play acting and acts of simulation.
Owens said that no sport needs the kind of behaviour that Sergio Ramos showed in Saturday’s Champions League final where the Real Madrid captain dropped to the ground in the second-half after receiving minimal contact from Sadio Mane after contesting a ball against the Liverpool winger.
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— Shavidu Kay 🖤 (@iamsk994) May 26, 2018
Bring in at least a 15mins sinbin and a citing process for this kind of play acting. Deal with action of red player if its an offenece by him. But also deal with the play acting too. It will soon stamp it out. No sport needs this kind of behaviour. https://t.co/WBafcKPSPl
— Nigel Owens MBE (@Nigelrefowens) May 27, 2018
This is not about rugby taking a moral high ground because we cant & shouldn't. Its about un sportsmanship behaviour in any sport. If 1st offence by Liv player then FK, but then a YC + 15mins sinbin against RM player for play acting & diving. Full clip posted on my timeline too. https://t.co/HPfr6wI7nv
— Nigel Owens MBE (@Nigelrefowens) May 27, 2018
Elsewhere Ramos reached out to Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah following the final after the Spanish international injured the Egyptian in the first-half.
Ramos locked arms with Salah and flung Liverpool’s leading goalscorer to the ground in an attempted tackle that saw the Reds attacker leave the match with a shoulder injury.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said after the game that Salah’s injury did not look good, however, the Egyptian national team stated they were “optimistic” that their talisman would be available for next month’s FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Ramos reached out to Salah on Twitter to offer his condolences and insisted that above all else both players are fellow professionals.
El fútbol te enseña la cara más dulce a veces y la más amarga otras. Ante todo somos compañeros. Pronta recuperación, Salah. El futuro te espera.||Sometimes football shows you it's good side and other times the bad. Above all, we are fellow pros. #GetWellSoon @MoSalah
— Sergio Ramos (@SergioRamos) May 27, 2018
