Australia V Republic of Ireland - Thursday, 20 July 2023 - 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Clerkin really targets Sheva with these comments


I'm no fan of Sheva, but he hasn't described any other player in the game like that.

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Over the top = = After all, it's only a game.

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Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Did any other player concede a needless penalty?

(It does seem a bit over the top for an article in fairness though)

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Yeah, it's over the top. She's an honest player who made a mistake in the heat of the moment. Think Shane Duffy in 2016. Let's not make her a pariah.

That article is as harsh as a blog I would have written in my twenties. 'Why Glenn Whelan's first touch is a damning indictment of the failure of the Irish psyche.'