Nail the sin rather than vilify the sinner

I doubt very much if Mansfield is twinned with Accra but these days the two can surely feel each other’s pain.

Luis Suarez’ handball goal against Mansfield in the FA Cup has once more seen the Liverpool striker cast in a villainous role, as well as reminding us that it’s not the first time he has used strong arm tactics to perpetrate a sporting injustice.

Indeed, with all due respect to Mansfield’s plucky endeavours as would-be third round giant-killers, the impact of the Uruguayan’s most infamous use of hands had altogether more devastating consequences, denying Ghana a deserved place in the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.