Senegal have their Afcon victory quashed

After the shambles of the final.

Article 82 states that if a team refuses to play or leaves the ground before the end of regulation time without the referee's authorisation, it will be considered the loser and eliminated from the competition.

Article 84 complements this provision, stating that any team that violates Article 82 will be permanently eliminated and will lose the match 3-0.

Senegal are not the 'champions'. The rules for once were correctly applied. Take note the North Wharf Road lads and lasses.

Senegal knew the rules and the cheats/shithouses who walked off because they didn't agree with the ref fucked up.

Congratulations to Morocco the champions and best team over the tournament.

Perhaps Idrissa and Illy will now have the dignity to hand their false medals over.

Senegal are Champions.

Cheer up, sleepy Jean
Oh, what can it mean
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen?

Get real, PH, FFS!!!

You get real.

Feck me, PH.

Just reeks of more corruption in football.

The image of the Finch Farm guard of honour for the returning heroes Gueye and Ndiaye was for me embarrassing.

Hey, it's perfectly fine to walk off the pitch if we disagree with the ref's decision. We should all do it. I mean we do it for guttersnipe vile racist and homophobic abuse, so why not if we don't think that was a penalty?

Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations:

Article 82 states that if a team refuses to play or leaves the ground before the end of regulation time without the referee's authorisation, it will be considered the loser and eliminated from the competition.

Article 84 complements this provision, stating that any team that violates Article 82 will be permanently eliminated and will lose the match 3-0.

Senegal are not the 'champions'. The rules for once were correctly applied. Take note the North Wharf Road lads and lasses.

Senegal knew the rules and the cheats/shithouses who walked off because they didn't agree with the ref fucked up.

Congratulations to Morocco the champions and best team over the tournament.

Perhaps Idrissa and Illy will now have the dignity to hand their false medals over.

Why wait 2 months for something so obvious?

The officials in charge of the game allowed it to continue, so the result should stand.

Paul is probably right about punishing Senegal for their actions on the night but FIFA need to at least pretend they know anything about football and take CAF to account for their role in all of this but fluffing Donald Trump is far too important for them right now.

Is it time to kick international football into touch?

In your opinion, should teams that walk off for racist/other abuse also automatically forfeit the game 3-0?

Sometimes it is better to not enforce the law but the spirit of the sport. Playing under such a bent ref made the actions of Senegal fairly justifiable to my mind, regardless of what the law says.

The unfortunate consequence of this was that the players had to escape through the front gate after the final whistle and none of them had time to take a shower.

I don't know what the rules say about walking off the pitch in protest, but the organisers must know the rules... so why has it taken so long???

Have they named the scorers in that 3-0 win?

I had a fiver on Brahim Diaz to score the first goal.

IMO only; was there a whiff of engineering a possible senario... and did Senegal fall for it?

Not so much pushing the envelope...like playing for penalties... more like sending the envelope right round the world.

Collina
The sad six super league
City's 115 charges
VAR
Chelsea's £10 million slap on the wrist
AFCON
This World Cup there will be mid half 3min compulsory 'tactical / refreshments' breaks
Or as well all learn to call them - 1st quarter Ad breaks

Football is fucked

Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown.

More teams should do that in a totally corrupt sport.

Football is turning into a complete joke

Senegal were pretty fecking stupid to walk off whether you agree with it or not because the consequences for doing so were clearly set out in Afcon rules.