How many players get away with pulling obscene gestures with clear intent get away with this? Yet, Luis Suarez seems to be the FA's favorite player to target.
19 January 2010: Manchester United and England player Gary Neville is photographed clearly extending a middle finger toward Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez in full view of fans, at the end of a heated local derby. There is no immediately available record of the FA taking any action.
How many players get away with pulling obscene gestures with clear intent get away with this? Yet, Luis Suarez seems to be the FA's favorite player to target.
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9 May 2011: Manchester United and England player Wayne Rooney is photographed and videotaped making a clear V-sign toward Chelsea fans. FA decides not to take action.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/09/wayne-rooney-punishment-sign-chelsea-fans
17 December 2007: Chelsea and England player Ashley Cole is photographed making a clear V-sign toward Arsenal fans. There is no immediately available record of the FA taking any action.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2007/dec/18/newsstory.sport4
19 January 2010: Manchester United and England player Gary Neville is photographed clearly extending a middle finger toward Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez in full view of fans, at the end of a heated local derby. There is no immediately available record of the FA taking any action.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/7041988/Manchester-United-captain-Gary-Neville-to-escape-FA-action-following-obscene-gesture.html
Heck, we saw Meireles pull out both of those fingers during a match against Arsenal, directed towards Lucas in a seemingly joking manner.