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The original was posted on /r/soccer by /u/Sparky-moon on 2026-02-01 11:57:56+00:00.
If we take the joy out of the game we are left with nothing. That is why David Moyes getting booked for celebrating a 97th minute winner is downright embarrassing.
Moyes ran on to the pitch - well, kind of jigged in sheer delight - because Everton had snatched a dramatic late leveller at Brighton. You begin to wonder whether the officials actually know what that means.
When did they lose their sense of fun? When did they lose their love of the game? When did football become a boring spreadsheet? When did football get tangled up in silly referee speak?
That is the point. Yes, by the letter of the law (whatever that means). But what about the glory of the game?