Premier League - Everton lose Cahill appeal

Eurosport - Tue, 30 Sep 19:32:00 2008

Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has failed with an appeal against the red card he received in Saturday's Merseyside derby.

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It means the Australian will serve a three-match suspension, starting with the Premier League game against Newcastle on Sunday.

Cahill was sent off for "serious foul play" by referee Mike Riley following a challenge on Xabi Alonso in Everton's 2-0 defeat by Liverpool.

The Football Association confirmed an independent regulatory commission had rejected Cahill's appeal.

Boss David Moyes, meanwhile, admitted a charge of improper conduct.

The charge related to Moyes's reaction to a decision made by referee Alan Wiley during the Toffees' Premier League match against Stoke on September 14.

Moyes has requested a personal hearing, with a date still to be set.

The Scot was angered by Wiley's decision not to award a penalty for what he felt was handball by Stoke defender Leon Cort.

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  1. i hate john terry,i believe he is nothing but a thug on­ and off the pitch and do not think he is fit to be in­ the england squad let alone our captain.however as much­ as it pains me to say this his red card was not­ deserved whereas xabi alonso was very lucky he didnt­ have more weight on his left leg as it would have been­ easily broken by cahills reckless challenge.

    From paulrussen, on Wed 1 Oct 10:31AM
  2. i hate john terry,i believe he is nothing but a thug on­ and off the pitch and do not think he is fit to be in­ the england squad let alone our captain.however as much­ as it pains me to say this his red card was not­ deserved whereas xabi alonso was very lucky he didnt­ have more weight on his left leg as it would have been­ easily broken by cahills reckless challenge.

    From paulrussen, on Wed 1 Oct 10:30AM
  3. calm down...calm down...

    From DARIN C, on Tue 30 Sep 8:37PM
  4. Are you seing what am seing or feeling the same as am;­ foreign player are more carded than the english player­ of the same offence or tackle; that is why Cahill was­ given red card for minor tackle and was not overturned­ by FA, if he w' english FA would have overturned­ it. forgive me for saying the truth
    jaaaa

    From henrryson, on Tue 30 Sep 7:06PM
  5. John Terry wins & cahill not .... what a shame.
    JT­ = Looser.

    From Hrishikesh Kulkarni, on Tue 30 Sep 7:01PM
  6. I hope nobody is in the slightest bit surprised.

    From Mark, on Tue 30 Sep 6:56PM
  7. John J

    Comment 33, just shows ow much of a typical­ bitter red nose F*!K you are. By the way didnt the­ Liverpudlians think that the ref was out of order last­ season when he sent Mascherano off for descent against­ Man Utd. But when its a player from another team u­ think their obnoxious. Theres one phrase that @#$% to­ mind "2 faced T!*T. U need to take a long hard­ think about what your gona write on here coz ur makin a­ proper P*@CK of yourself.

    You av got nottin better to­ do than sit on ya computer makin stupid irrelevant­ comments about Everton. Concentrate on the team you­ support D*!@ head.

    From nmts06, on Tue 30 Sep 6:47PM
  8. cahill red card stands because he does'nt play for­ chelski

    From ripped of, on Tue 30 Sep 6:38PM
  9. hahaha

    From sly fox, on Tue 30 Sep 6:19PM
  10. June Anderson you know nothing. Everton were only known­ as St Domingos for one year, and that was over a decade­ before they won their first league title. Why do you­ think you lot wanted to call yourselves Everton Athletc­ a year later when the teal Everton moved out of­ Anfield?

    From CATHERINE, on Tue 30 Sep 6:16PM
  11. oh well life aint fair who agrees?

    From Eve, on Tue 30 Sep 6:09PM
  12. The ref is spot on on this it was a bad tackle and the­ petulant reaction to what I think would have only been­ a tellow soon turned it to red sorted the little ozzie­ @#$% out though eh?

    From R G, on Tue 30 Sep 5:54PM
  13. If his name was Terry & played for Chelsa he would­ have had it recinded

    From anthony, on Tue 30 Sep 5:38PM
  14. I f his name was Terry & played for Chelsa he would­ have had it recinded

    From anthony, on Tue 30 Sep 5:35PM
  15. Nick w .............get a yahoo 360 account or a yahoo­ games account.load a pic and tick the box that says ­ add to yahoo profiles,aiiiiight

    From !, on Tue 30 Sep 4:37PM
  16. We all knew sense would prevail,tho what the feck j­ terry has to do with this incident i dont know,if you­ keep relating red cards to previous stuff by other­ players you are playing judge and jury.the reff is­ there to "refferee" the game,he got it­ wrong,should have been yellow for cunthill, and­ arbalony.then cahill shoulda got a yellow for the­ second tackle."el oh el" purly on the grounds­ that it was a @#$% attempt,i bet he slid in thinking oh­ @#$% this is gonna look tits up on MOTD.haha moyes chew­ on that.seriously tho,there should be a panel of ex­ players who have the right to overturn decisions.not­ some FA @#$%,there all joined at the hip,they wont­ overturn @#$%,and if they did theyd never have the­ balls to call for a replay,like last weeks­ goal"that wasnt even in the goal" let alone­ over the line.
    Plus since everton left anfield,the­ ground has seen glory days that rival and surpass any­ other english club,imagine the @#$% everton would have­ played there for like a 100 years plus.
    Imagine that­ and your a season ticket holder at goodison .whoop­ whoop

    From !, on Tue 30 Sep 4:36PM
  17. Can anyone tell me how you get a little picture next to­ your name on these threads please?

    From Nick, on Tue 30 Sep 4:21PM
  18. There obviously not going to overturn it ,or for that­ matter any other decision past or present because­ Everton aint't a top four club.Riley's a joke­ as are most of the premier officials as everyone knows­ ,unless you support the TOP FOUR.Referees will only­ get"RESPECT" when they earn it! which will­ never­ happen!..........SCOUSERS=EVERTON.....KOPITES=WOOLS,IRI­ SH and SCANDINAVIANS!!!!!

    From pokerpembo, on Tue 30 Sep 4:17PM
  19. cant believe all the bitterness coming from the mersey­ millionaires (sorry now your skint the peoples club ha­ ha ha) cahill goes around making snidey challenges week­ in week out trying to get people sent off then when he­ cant behave himself gets sent off and then moans like a­ c*^t if you cant take it dont give it out

    From JOHN S, on Tue 30 Sep 4:07PM
  20. i think the red card could have been avoided if Tim­ Cahill has been sportmanship enough. In these days of­ RESPECT in football what he has done by ignoring the­ referee call on him after the tackle was uncalled for.­ I would have protested to the FA if he had not been­ given the straight red. Players should also learn how­ to be pleasant and disciplined at all times especially­ when under pressure they should not loose their heads.

    From Toyin ayobami, on Tue 30 Sep 3:46PM
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