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THUGGERY vs SKULDUGGERY

DAN HOLMES asks why we reserve so much outrage for the game’s ‘dark arts’, whilst overlooking and accepting other acts of blatant foul play? Are some forms of cheating ‘fairer’ than others?

WHAT really riles a football fan? The list is long and multi-faceted, but if there is one thing that unites them in mutual condemnation, it is surely incidences of perceived ‘cheating’.
That word will summon up different images depending on the kind of fan you are, but here we are going to look at the differences which exist between our reactions to certain ...

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