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galumay
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A joke it may be, but the Samoan knee lift is a completely different kettle of fish to this non-event. No jaw bones at stake here.
IF he gets pulled up for it I'd say a retro yellow is the worst case,
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If he gets cited, and thats a big if to start with, then I assume he would face a kneeing charge, which if proven is a low end 4 weeks ban.
My feeling is that if cited he is in trouble because it doesent look great in the real time video, as mentioned earlier, oddly enough it looks better in the slo-mo - which is counter intuitive.
It will also largely depend what the angles we havent seen show, they may clear or condemn.
You are right about it not being aimed at the head in this case, but its still regarded as a serious instance of foul play if it proves to be a deliberate kneeing. I dont see any way it would be regarded as a YC offence under the laws of the game. It either didnt happen or its RC.