{"id":289939,"date":"2023-09-25T10:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289939"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:35:01","slug":"jenas-accused-of-hypocrisy-after-hitting-out-at-shhouse-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/jenas-accused-of-hypocrisy-after-hitting-out-at-shhouse-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenas accused of hypocrisy after hitting out at &apos;sh**house&apos; referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Footage emerges from July of Jermaine Jenas calling for &#8216;no more abuse&#8217; against officials and that players have &#8216;got to do better&#8217;&#8230; before BBC pundit hit out at &#8216;sh**house referee&#8217; during Arsenal&#8217;s draw with Tottenham<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jenas fronted an FA campaign video calling for greater respect in the game<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He ranted on social media after Arsenal were awarded a penalty against Spurs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jermaine Jenas made his X-rated rant at a &#8216;sh**house&#8217; referee just weeks after fronting a Football Association campaign calling for officials to be shown greater respect.<\/p>\n<p>The former Tottenham footballer turned BBC One Show presenter raged at Arsenal being awarded a penalty in Sunday afternoon&#8217;s north London derby.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs defender Cristian Romero was penalised for handball following the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee [VAR] after referee Rob Jones had initially waved away Arsenal&#8217;s appeals.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka converted the spot-kick to put Arsenal 2-1 ahead and Jenas posted on X: &#8216;Complete sh**house off [sic] a referee! They&#8217;re all ruining the our [sic] game!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>When a fan responded to Jenas that he would feel differently if it was an Arsenal player committing the handball offence, he replied: &#8216;I wouldn&#8217;t at all and it&#8217;ll happen to Arsenal at some point this year! If it takes that long after watching it over and over\u2026 then it&#8217;s not a pen.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804823-12557315-J-a-3_1695634404127.jpg\" height=\"365\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jermaine Jenas fronted a campaign ahead of the season calling for referees to be shown greater respect &#8211; but that didn&#8217;t stop him tweeting about &#8216;sh**house referees ruining the game&#8217; during Sunday&#8217;s north London derby<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804819-12557315-The_former_Tottenham_midfielder_was_incensed_when_Arsenal_were_a-a-6_1695634488254.jpg\" height=\"346\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Tottenham midfielder was incensed when Arsenal were awarded a second-half penalty for handball, given by the Video Assistant Referee, in the 2-2 draw<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804325-12557315-image-a-7_1695634490764.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristian Romero was penalised for this handball offence, with Bukayo Saka scoring the penalty<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804813-12557315-Jena-a-9_1695634517811.jpg\" height=\"159\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jenas posted this on social media in the aftermath, saying referees are &#8216;ruining our game&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=GUlVxt-DTs0%3Frel%3D0%26start%3D3<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Others were quick to point out Jenas&#8217;s hypocrisy after he was the face of the FA&#8217;s &#8216;Love Football, Protect the Game&#8217; campaign just before the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative was launched collectively by the FA, the Premier League, EFL, Women&#8217;s Super League, Women&#8217;s Championship, non-league steps 1-4 and referees&#8217; body PGMOL.<\/p>\n<p>In a launch video, Jenas says: &#8216;The emotions of the game get to us all. I know all about that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But whether out on the pitch, in the stands or on the sidelines, we&#8217;ve all got to do better, at all levels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No more surrounding refs, no more abuse, no more intimidation, no more discrimination.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Former England midfielder Jenas, 40, was also blasted by charity RefsupportUK.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote on X: &#8216;This is a disgraceful tweet and you should be ashamed. Your tweet encourages online abuse of referee and considering your role on TV your employers need to give their head a wobble.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75792935-12557315-Jenas_made_his_claims_on_X_fka_Twitter_claiming_it_will_be_an_is-a-21_1695634792868.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jenas made his claims on X (fka Twitter), claiming it will be an issue for Arsenal this year too<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75804815-12557315-image-a-23_1695634806118.jpg\" height=\"331\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The charity RefsupportUK blasted Jenas for his &#8216;disgraceful tweet&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/75805027-12557315-image-a-24_1695634876685.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jenas (left) is a regular host on BBC&#8217;s The One Show along with Alex Jones (c) and Roman Kemp<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Remember Anthony Taylor and his family were attacked at an airport because of antics such as yours.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Premier League official Taylor and his family were harassed and abused by a mob of Roma supporters at Budapest Airport following the Europa League final in May.<\/p>\n<p>It came after Roma coach Jose Mourinho described Taylor as a &#8216;f***ing disgrace&#8217; for his &#8216;bull**** decisions&#8217; after they lost on penalties to Sevilla.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor and those with him had to be ushered into a back room by security with a chair among items thrown in his direction.<\/p>\n<p>Jenas&#8217;s mood at least would have been soothed after Son Heung-min drew Tottenham level at 2-2 just moments after Saka converted Arsenal&#8217;s penalty &#8211; with the derby finishing all-square.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Similarly Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou quipped post-match that &#8216;armless defenders&#8217; are required\u00a0to circumvent the law which issues penalties for handballs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/71667263-12557315-Taylor_pictured_left_in_a_dark_grey_shirt_was_accosted_by_a_larg-a-25_1695635053340.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/71667265-12557315-Police_hurriedly_ushered_Taylor_into_a_private_room-a-26_1695635053436.jpg\" height=\"487\" width=\"305\"><\/p>\n<p>Referee Anthony Taylor was ambushed by furious Roma supporters at the airport in Budapest following the Europa League final back in May<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/25\/10\/71667267-12557315-Police_officers_were_forced_to_step_in_and_corral_Taylor_and_his-a-28_1695635068269.jpg\" height=\"471\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Police officers were forced to step in and corral Taylor and his family into a private room<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;I couldn&#8217;t see it but I&#8217;ve got no idea about the handball rule. I really don&#8217;t. I saw the one at Wolves and it just seems if it hits your hand it&#8217;s a penalty, and then other times if it hits your hand, it isn&#8217;t a penalty. I&#8217;ve got no idea. It is the one rule in the game I just don&#8217;t understand.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Unless we start developing armless defenders I don&#8217;t know how you are supposed to block things and be in a natural position.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham, who sit fourth in the Premier League table on 14 points, host second-placed Liverpool next Saturday, before a trip to Luton Town seven days later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12557315\/Footage-emerges-July-Jermaine-Jenas-calling-no-abuse-against-officials-players-got-better-BBC-pundit-hit-sh-house-referee-Arsenals-draw-Tottenham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Footage emerges from July of Jermaine Jenas calling for &#8216;no more abuse&#8217; 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