{"id":2604,"date":"2021-12-14T05:40:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/14\/leicester-star-james-maddison-hits-back-at-newcastle-fan-over-diving-claims\/"},"modified":"2021-12-14T05:40:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:40:10","slug":"leicester-star-james-maddison-hits-back-at-newcastle-fan-over-diving-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/14\/leicester-star-james-maddison-hits-back-at-newcastle-fan-over-diving-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester star James Maddison hits back at Newcastle fan over diving claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leicester City star James Maddison has taken to social media, to respond to the diving-based jibe of a well-known Newcastle United fan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dugout-video dugout-embed-eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoiZ3JlYXRnb2FscyIsInBsIjoibWF0Y2gifQ==\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.dugout.com\/v3.1\/greatgoals.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Magpies rout<\/h2>\n<p>Maddison was of course back in action yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This came with Leicester, amid a shaky spell of form which had seen them ousted from the Europa League just days prior, having welcomed Newcastle United to the King Power Stadium for a Premier League clash.<\/p>\n<p>And, when all was said and done, to say that Brendan Rodgers\u2019 men got firmly back on track would be something of an understatement.<\/p>\n<p>A stellar display ultimately culminated in the Foxes emerging on the right side of a 4-0 scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>Maddison, meanwhile, played a starring role, bagging a goal and an assist amid a timely return to form on the part of the English international.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wonderful team goal from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCFC<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>Sublime vision from Maddison, and Barnes unselfishly sets up Daka to double Leicester\u2019s lead!<\/p>\n<p>What a celebration too! ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VY6FgloPyH\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/VY6FgloPyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1470051378181644296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Always preferred Gaz\u2026\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It was another telling contribution on Maddison\u2019s part, though, which saw the 25-year-old grab the headlines for all the wrong reasons on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>This came late in the first-half, when, with the score locked at 0-0, \u2018Madders\u2019 went to ground in the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a spot-kick ultimately being awarded, which Youri Tielemans duly stepped up to dispatch, Maddison was widely accused of conning the officials in going to ground under a challenge from Jamaal Lascelles:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? \u201cHe\u2019s very, very lucky to get a penalty\u201d<\/p>\n<p>James Maddison was adjudged to have been tripped by Jamaal Lascelles during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LCFC<\/a>\u2018s win over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFC<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Dermot Gallagher tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RefWatch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RefWatch<\/a> he would NOT have given it \u2013 and also runs the rule over incidents from Chelsea\u2019s win over Leeds ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZzohk7KVW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YZzohk7KVW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1470385768610762753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One high-profile Newcastle supporter who was quick to take aim at the Leicester conductor, meanwhile, was \u2018Scotty T\u2019, a former cast member of popular TV show Geordie Shore:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">James Maddison when he sees a leg out in the box.<\/p>\n<p>Cheating c*nt.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0kjVz9v27W\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/0kjVz9v27W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scotty T MBE (@ScottGShore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottGShore\/status\/1470045655875915778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Maddison, however, has since fired back at the reality TV star, lightheartedly confirming that he \u2018always preferred Gaz\u2019 \u2013 a fellow member of the Geordie Shore cast:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Always preferred Gaz anyway ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n39ha8QNow\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/n39ha8QNow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Maddison (@Madders10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Madders10\/status\/1470104969609203715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/man-uniteds-interest-in-highly-regarded-soon-to-be-free-agent-marseille-star-confirmed\/\">Man United\u2019s interest in highly-regarded soon-to-be free Marseille star confirmed<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/ralph-hasenhuttl-provides-injury-updates-on-trio-of-southampton-attackers-before-crystal-palace\/\">Ralph Hasenhuttl provides injury updates on trio of Southampton attackers before Crystal Palace<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Leicester City star James Maddison has taken to social media, to respond to the diving-based jibe of a well-known Newcastle United fan. Magpies rout Maddison was of course back in action yesterday afternoon. This came with Leicester, amid a shaky spell of form which had seen them ousted from the Europa League just days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-2604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}