{"id":295523,"date":"2023-11-17T21:28:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295523"},"modified":"2023-11-17T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T21:28:11","slug":"england-fans-left-baffled-by-decision-to-book-kane-for-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/england-fans-left-baffled-by-decision-to-book-kane-for-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"England fans left baffled by decision to book Kane for diving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England fans fume as Harry Kane is booked for DIVING during Malta clash&#8230; with the Bayern star denied a penalty despite being &#8216;cleaned out&#8217; by Malta goalkeeper<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Harry Kane was booked for diving in the first-half of Euro 2024 qualifer<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fans were left baffled by the decision to not award the striker a penalty<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England will struggle to win a trophy with Kalvin Phillips &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England fans were left dumbfounded by the decision to book Harry Kane for diving in Friday&#8217;s Euro 2024 qualifier against Malta.<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions captain was shown a yellow card after going down under the challenge of Malta goalkeeper Henry Bonello in the 28th minute of the game at Wembley.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>VAR did not ask referee Luis Godinho to review the decision and Kane was denied the chance to extend his lead as England&#8217;s record goal-scorer from 12 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>England were fans were left mystified by the decision of the Portuguese official.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One posted on X (formerly Twitter): &#8216;What\u2019s the point in VAR. Most blatant penalty I\u2019ve ever seen, which results in Kane being booked as a dive. VAR hasn\u2019t even checked it. Hahaha this sport is done for.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944883-12763467-image-a-8_1700253815964.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane was shown a yellow card for diving in England&#8217;s Euro 2024 qualifier against Malta<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944487-12763467-image-a-10_1700253878068.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Portuguese referee Luis Godinho was sure of his decision and was not asked to review it by the VAR officials<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;How in the living hell is that a dive?? The keeper clearly cleans out Kane, and he&#8217;s booked for simulation??????&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It was a sentiment widely shared among supporters online, who could not believe that Kane was shown a yellow card.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A fan said: &#8216;Never a dive there. That is a pen for Harry Kane&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944931-12763467-image-a-11_1700254125693.jpg\" height=\"176\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944933-12763467-image-a-12_1700254136792.jpg\" height=\"128\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944929-12763467-image-a-13_1700254143244.jpg\" height=\"143\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944909-12763467-image-a-14_1700254191723.jpg\" height=\"141\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/17\/20\/77944911-12763467-image-a-15_1700254195643.jpg\" height=\"109\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans on X could not believe that Kane was booked instead of being awarded a penalty for the challenge<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8216;HOW IS THAT A DIVE from harry kane&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some fans indicated that Kane perhaps has a history of going down easily, but that this was not one of those occasions.<\/p>\n<p>One posted: &#8216;As much as Kane can leave a leg \u201cin\u201d. That\u2019s not a dive. That\u2019s a pen&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another agreed: &#8216;\u00a0Wouldn&#8217;t be much of a Harry Kane fan and he&#8217;s known for the odd dive but that was a blatant pen.&#8217;<\/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>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12763467\/England-fans-left-dumbfounded-decision-book-Harry-Kane-diving-Euro-2024-qualifier-against-Malta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>England fans fume as Harry Kane is booked for DIVING during Malta clash&#8230; with the Bayern star denied a penalty despite being &#8216;cleaned out&#8217; 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