The performance of Simon Hooper as a referee in a match involving Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur has garnered attention for the wrong reasons.
While much of the focus has been on a controversial decision related to Luis Diaz’s goal, another error has come to light.
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Early in the match, a collision between Joe Gomez and Richarlison resulted in a free-kick being awarded to Spurs, which appeared to be the correct call.
However, what followed was Richarlison mimicking the act of showing a yellow card to Gomez in front of the referee, Simon Hooper.
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Remarkably, just like the later incident involving Destiny Udogie, the referee chose to ignore this blatant unsporting behavior, failing to book Richarlison for his actions.
This incident can be seen in a video clip from LFCTV Go starting at 08:34 into the match.
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