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Abdul Naser M have. Least of all for Chelsea striker Diego Costa, who the post-match comments from them also reflected set such a bad example in last week’s English premier their antagonistic attitude towards each other which, League match against Arsenal. invariably, has a knock-on effect on the players. What’s the brazil-born Spaniard first hit Arsenal defender more saddening was mourinho’s justification of Costa’s p.O. box: 24598, Doha, Qatar tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 Laurent Koscielny on his face, not once but twice, and violent conduct and praise for his belligerent ways on www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com then pushed him down before getting into a bust-up the pitch! Editorial: tel: +974 44138522, Fax: +974 44138593 with another defender Gabriel paulista, who retaliated be that it may, referee Dean too failed to get his e-mail: [email protected] and ended up receiving the marching orders from decisions right, making things more complicated and Marketing & advertising: tel: +974 44138566 below-par referee mike Dean. virtually killing the game in the first half itself. It’s indeed e-mail: [email protected] Distribution: tel: +974 44138535/36, Fax: +974 44138597 both Costa and Gabriel have been subsequently a grave error on his part not to have noticed Costa’s e-mail: [email protected] charged by the Football Association. the former was deliberate foul on Koscielny which ignited more trouble. found guilty of violent conduct and slapped with a Football is a contact sport, but the rules are pretty three-match ban on tuesday. clear about fouls and it’s the responsibility of the referee www.twitter.com/dohastadiumplus their clubs too have been charged for failure to and his assistants to pull up those who indulge in www.facebook.com/dohastadiumplusqatar control the players, but one moment of madness from dangerous play or use excessive force. Costa, who went unpunished on the field, resulted in Fair play, in a sense, means equal opportunity to www.flickr.com/photos/dohastadiumplusqatar the match being degenerated into a no-contest. succeed. but at Stamford bridge, Costa and Chelsea got When it comes to Chelsea-Arsenal rivalry, there’s more away lightly while Arsenal were denied justice. to it than meets the eye! the sight of Arsenal manager Publishers: ASpIrE printing, publishing and Distribution Arsene Wenger pushing his Chelsea counterpart Jose Printed at ASpIrE printing press mourinho when the teams met last season is still fresh in our memory. We also saw Wenger refusing to shake © Stories and photographs appearing in this publication may not be reproduced hands with his opposite number after winning this Dr Ahmed Al Mohannadi without the permission of ASpIrE printing, publishing and Distribution. year’s Community Shield. Editor-in-Chief INSIDE P 12 | FOOTBALL P 18 | PARALYMPICS P 26 | MOTORSPORT Two close a gap! 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Abdul Naser M have. Least of all for Chelsea striker Diego Costa, who the post-match comments from them also reflected set such a bad example in last week’s English premier their antagonistic attitude towards each other which, League match against Arsenal. invariably, has a knock-on effect on the players. What’s the brazil-born Spaniard first hit Arsenal defender more saddening was mourinho’s justification of Costa’s p.O. box: 24598, Doha, Qatar tel: +974 44138065, Fax: +974 44138597 Laurent Koscielny on his face, not once but twice, and violent conduct and praise for his belligerent ways on www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com then pushed him down before getting into a bust-up the pitch! Editorial: tel: +974 44138522, Fax: +974 44138593 with another defender Gabriel paulista, who retaliated be that it may, referee Dean too failed to get his e-mail: [email protected] and ended up receiving the marching orders from decisions right, making things more complicated and Marketing & advertising: tel: +974 44138566 below-par referee mike Dean. virtually killing the game in the first half itself. It’s indeed e-mail: [email protected] Distribution: tel: +974 44138535/36, Fax: +974 44138597 both Costa and Gabriel have been subsequently a grave error on his part not to have noticed Costa’s e-mail: [email protected] charged by the Football Association. the former was deliberate foul on Koscielny which ignited more trouble. found guilty of violent conduct and slapped with a Football is a contact sport, but the rules are pretty three-match ban on tuesday. clear about fouls and it’s the responsibility of the referee www.twitter.com/dohastadiumplus their clubs too have been charged for failure to and his assistants to pull up those who indulge in www.facebook.com/dohastadiumplusqatar control the players, but one moment of madness from dangerous play or use excessive force. Costa, who went unpunished on the field, resulted in Fair play, in a sense, means equal opportunity to www.flickr.com/photos/dohastadiumplusqatar the match being degenerated into a no-contest. succeed. but at Stamford bridge, Costa and Chelsea got When it comes to Chelsea-Arsenal rivalry, there’s more away lightly while Arsenal were denied