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24
2012
Michael Ball Fine
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Former Everton and England defender 32-years old Michael Ball has been fined £6,000 by the Football Association for sending homophobic Tweets to Coronation Street actor Anthony Cotton. He said "That f***ing queer. Get back to your sewing machine in Corrie, you moaning b******." He posted on Twitter during Cotton's appearance on I'm A Celebrity last November. He's also been sacked by Leicester City who he joined last August, though that apparently has nothing to do with the Tweet.
What a sad end for a player we all once thought would become a big name in the game. After he left us he joined Glasgow Rangers, PSV Eindhoven and Manchester City but he never realised his initial promise.
It was a stupid, offensive and completely unacceptable thing for Ball to do and every bit as bad as racism. These days nobody cares about someone's sexuality. It's a private matter. So what does a non-football Tweet have to do with the Football Association? How can they fine someone for something that has nothing to do with football? Isn't this an unwarranted intrusion? Should Ball cough up or defy the FA?
What do you think?
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22
Bally's one of those people who's his own worst enemy. He seems to have had problems whichever club he played for. Sadly one of those with more ego than talent.
21
People are entitled to their prejudices, I suppose, but like most of you have said, it's not particularly clever to indulge intolerant ranting in public. Check out what time he tweeted - he was probably p****d.
I'm a gay Toffee and it says a lot about Bluekipper and Toffee's in general that he seems not to be supported.
Well done Blue Noses.
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20
It's not the only bad decision he's made in his life, the lad just seems to want to fuck his life up completely, he's a big boy let him get on with it.
19
What a pathetic person Michael Ball is.A sad shameful rant at a decent bloke irrespective of his sexual preference. Whats even more pathetic is that the sad bastard watches that shit programme.
17
He's a person entitled to free speach before he's a footballer. He was probably sat in his own home in his own time when he sent that tweet. It's eff all to do with anyone else.
People think footballers are subject to different rules. WHY?
16
Don’t mix your alcohol and Tweets, it can seriously harm you! Especially if you’re a tool like Michael Balls!
15
While I think it's wrong what he said and I'm glad he's been fined by the FA, I really don't think the FA do take this offensive issue as seriously as racism. How many times do you hear at a match that someone is 'gay', 'a puff' or a 'pansy' for not giving it all or pulling out a tackle? How many players have ever come out as gay? Football has a huge Homosexual issue and is homophobic. It's not a surprise that a footballer has said this and has these views. Hopefully this is something that the FA will now start to take seriously.
12
Personally I'd say Anthony Cotton is the most arrogant, irritating homosexual I know of. It's just like calling him a blonde b******, just a descriptive term for Cotton's homosexuality.
All you lot commenting on here, making it a witch hunt against Bally make me sick. I've heard far worse shouted in Gwladys Street and nobody pipes up to complain then.
11
What ever happened to "Freedom of Speech"?
Our fathers and their forfathers fought in 2 World Wars and countless of other conflicts around the world so we could all be free men and women. I think Ball is a TOSSER for his comments but his opinion is just that "His Opinion" and he should have the right to voice it in public. I now await the backlash for my comments and a fine or even the sack from the company I work for.
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Privately he can be a bigot. Like it or not that is his opinion, but on a public domain he cannot voice those opinions. They are very offensive and hurtful. He also has to realise that when you are a known name you have a responsibility to set an example to youngsters and are not always free to voice your private opinions. There is always a price to pay for fame.
7
Thick bastard. Shouldve been fined £100,000. Always did think he was stupid after that dugout rant at Walter Smith. Nob ed, nothing more.
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I do believe this is a non football issue, which happened away from the football arena. But when it comes to a person's sexuality, it is flouted everywhere. It's only those who are in the public spotlight who want to keep their sexual indiscretions secret from an angry spouse. So the idea of someone commenting wrongly on someones private sexual lives is wrong.
5
I am sorry the FA should have fined him more. It says a lot about him as a person if true. I cant remember him ever getting into trouble off the pitch before this. What a sad way to bow out.
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What a dickhead, im sure the FA can fine him, someone employed by the Government can sack, demote employees who step out of line for non-work related incidents, any Governing body should be able to, its representative of them
Behind every footballer is still a person, but some of these people past and present still think they can do what they want and dont realise what advantages they have in life...............i never thought he was that good anyway, so tweet that up ya own backside, Bally.
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It's just a stupid thing for Bally to have done. Even if he was irked and it was a spare of the moment rant it's unacceptable.
I guess the FA can get involved if he can effectively be classed as their employee as he is representing them but I'm not sure. If it has been reported by people to them then they probably have grounds. But still a sad thing to see from a lad who should have been around for a long long time
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Absolutely disgusted. I'm hoping that it turns out to be from a false account because I don't want that kind of behaviour associated with our club.
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