{"id":3201,"date":"2021-12-19T13:27:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/19\/england-captain-privilege-harry-kane-bias-highlighted-during-tottenham-vs-liverpool\/"},"modified":"2021-12-19T13:27:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T18:27:43","slug":"england-captain-privilege-harry-kane-bias-highlighted-during-tottenham-vs-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/19\/england-captain-privilege-harry-kane-bias-highlighted-during-tottenham-vs-liverpool\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018England captain privilege\u2019: Harry Kane bias highlighted during Tottenham vs Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Tottenham vs Liverpool<\/h2>\n<p>Tottenham and Liverpool are currently locked in Premier League action in north London.<\/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<p>Both outfits had somewhat make-shift sides on the day due to the covid issues at both clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, it was still expected that Liverpool would continue their superb 2021\/22 and earn the win.<\/p>\n<h2>Kane lucky to stay on?<\/h2>\n<p>At the moment, however, it is Spurs who have looked the much better of the two sides and, at the time of writing, lead.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Winks won the ball in midfield before it eventually fell to Tanguy Ndombele who slipped in Harry Kane:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KANE!! \u26aa<\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane gets first home league goal this season! \u26bd<\/p>\n<p>Brilliant from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THFC<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>? Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTLIV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTLIV<\/a> live on Sky Sports PL <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r46gd6d8mB\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/r46gd6d8mB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1472609579775279106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nShortly after scoring the opener, though, Kane lunged into a fairly reckless tackle on Andy Robertson:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Same tackles but Pogba was sent off while England captain Kane was only shown a yellow card.<\/p>\n<p>Different rules for different players. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQ8cw3Kwb2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uQ8cw3Kwb2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootballFunnnys\/status\/1472612166171865097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBy modern standards, a red card being brandished for such a tackle seemed very likely.<\/p>\n<p>However, even after a VAR review, Kane escaped with a yellow.<\/p>\n<p>This, in turn, promoted many people to take to social media and highlight the bias towards Kane, suggesting that he escaped a red due to him being England captain:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VAR pathetic again. Kane should be sent off but he\u2019s England captain so\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matthew Clark (@MattClark_08) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattClark_08\/status\/1472610338243760130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How is that not a sending off <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fa<\/a> refs are not fit enough for the job in this country. Clear red for Kane there. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TOTLIV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TOTLIV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mechanicalhound (@mechanicalhoun5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mechanicalhoun5\/status\/1472610671942643715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VAR rules that Harry Kane is the England captain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KCsixtyseven\/status\/1472610398213918726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VAR send off England captain? Don\u2019t be silly.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Back Page Football (@bpfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bpfootball\/status\/1472610785193074692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">England captain privilege is real.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Stillman (@Stillberto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stillberto\/status\/1472610593576214532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Red card unless you\u2019re England captain<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orbinho (@Orbinho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orbinho\/status\/1472610217800122373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">England captain tax saved him there, awful challenge<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chigo (@ChigoSZN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChigoSZN\/status\/1472610638392446982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Red all day long. Except if you\u2019re England captain.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attack of the Kop (@AttackoftheKop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AttackoftheKop\/status\/1472610872761663493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Add \u2018The England Captain\u2019 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VAR<\/a> protection club<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HM Iron (@TheHeadmaster1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheHeadmaster1\/status\/1472610671581970435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham vs Liverpool Tottenham and Liverpool are currently locked in Premier League action in north London. Both outfits had somewhat make-shift sides on the day due to the covid issues at both clubs. Despite this, it was still expected that Liverpool would continue their superb 2021\/22 and earn the win. Kane lucky to stay on? 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