How?

After a series of questioned titles, here's another one.

In the past week, the news of Chelsea's transfer ban for "stealing" Kakuta has been hogging the headlines. This has led to THREE teams of the big FOUR of the English Premier League come under some scrutiny or the other for some youngster or the other.

Surprisingly, the THREE teams among the big FOUR which is under scrutiny does not include Arsenal.

Arsenal - the club that has specialized itself in transfers of kids, has not come under scrutiny yet.

Arsenal - The club that does not even want to consider signing someone whose age is more than 21, has not come under scrutiny yet.

Arsenal-The club which every kid wants to play for, has not come under scrutiny yet.

How?

Yes!!! And No!!!!

For quite some time now, Michel Platini - The President of UEFA has been expressing his feelings on the crazy money going around through transfers. I admire the fact that, he realises this cannot go on. I also admire the fact that he wants to do something about it.

But a week back, I was flabbergasted. Michel Platini came out and confirmed that he had the support of many club owners in his fight against the crazy transfers. One of the few mentioned was a certain Mr. Roman Abromavic. In fact, Platini went as far as saying that it was Mr. Roman who had initiated the talk regarding the crazy transfers. I was shell-shocked - at the hypocrisy.

Wasn't it a certain Mr. Abromavic who inflated the market with his millions a few years ago? And now that, the credit crunch has hit him too, and the fact that he cannot spend like he did once before, he doesn't like/want others who have the money, to spend?

I am all for the cause. However, I cannot and will not accept the support of the man who apparently initiated the move.

What's next?

I was waiting for the official confirmation of Eduardo's ban to make this post official.

Apparently, Eduardo has been given a two match ban for diving. More precisely, Eduardo was trying to influence the decision of the referee by diving.

According to me, this is absolute rubbish. UEFA should be ashamed of this decision. What about players feigning injury to get a player booked/sent off? What about players appealing for a throw-in/corner even though they know that they touched the ball last?

Don't these incidents/actions count as influencing the decision of the referee? Would UEFA take action on these players as well?

In my opinion, a referee is there to make decisions based on what he sees and not based on what players appeal for. If a referee feels he has been influenced by the player or any other external force, I'm sorry to say, he shouldn't be in a referee's shirt.

UEFA should stand up, look in the mirror and slap themselves into reality. This is the most ridiculous decision I've ever come across. Yet.