The world has gone mad.
Stoke claimed a memorable victory over Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday evening thanks to a Marco Arnautovic goal, but after the game, focus has turned to an allegation of assault by Chelsea striker Diego Costa.
When you first hear the news, you could be forgiven for thinking "Oh, what has he done now?", but it is quite clear that the claim of assault is absolutely farcical, and whoever reported it should be embarrassed.
A steward has reported Diego Costa to the ref for "assault". Chelsea don't believe it is, looks innocuous on the video. Report in a mo
— Sam Matterface (@sammatterface) November 7, 2015
Here's what happened:
Diego Costa goes to collect the ball.
The ball is resting at a steward's feet.
Costa gives the steward a little bump to move him out of the way, and let's face it, because he's a bit of a dick.
That's literally it.
If that is assault, then walking down Grafton Street might just get you jail time. Chelsea officials have seen the footage, and are not best please:
http://www.balls.ie/football/the-farcical-reason-why-a-stoke-city-steward-has-reported-diego-costa-for-assault/315124
Ridiculous carry on, we're expecting absolutely nothing to come from it.
