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Liverpool: England’s Sturridge wasn’t cheating when he scored with his arm – he’s no Suarez

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Liverpool: England’s Sturridge wasn’t cheating when he scored with his arm – he’s no Suarez

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WHEN Liverpool played Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, England’s Daniel Sturridge scored the first goal with his elbow. Handball, surely. But the goal stood. Was it cheating, then? When Uruguay’s Luis Suarez scored with his hand against Macclesfield last season he was labelled a “cheat“.

To see what the experts think of it all, first we read the Sunderland Echo’s report:

In the 27th minute Gerrard curled in a corner from the left which was met by the unmarked Daniel Sturridge six yards out, who was unable to make a connection with his head, but the ball bounced off his outstretched arm and beat Larsson on the line.

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Posted: 29th, September 2013 | In: Liverpool, Sports | Comments (5)