24.2.14 Gentlemanly Conduct in Football!

Well, at last something to suggest that in the world of modern football, not every player is a self-serving prick, content to gain from mistakes while spending most of his time screaming for decisions to go his team's way, or appealing to the referee without just cause.  At last, an example of a player who would prefer things to be correct.

Galatasaray defender Semih Kaya put right a referee's error by telling him that the ball had hit his foot, and the goal kick should in fact be a corner kick for the opposition, Besiktas.  Honourable, and a good example.  Usually, keepers never admit to touching the ball if they can get a goal kick, and players simply try to con officials yet manage to moan about the decisions afterwards. Sportsmanship is a rarity in football, despite all the pathetic handshakes at the start of games.

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