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00:00Now, let's talk about some of this, you know, controversy over the weekend with Kylian Mbappe, one of the best players, you know, ever to play.
00:07You know, I saw some of the highlights here of the reason why he was suspended for what they're calling a tackle, I guess, is what it's called in soccer.
00:17Why was the suspension reduced? Do you think that that was warranted?
00:22No, is the simple answer. I do not.
00:25Why, I can't explain. I have no idea why.
00:28It's a terrible, terrible tackle, and he comes flying in and stamps down on the opponent's leg.
00:37I mean, it's what they call in soccer a leg-breaking tackle.
00:40Like, you can break someone's leg doing this, which is why it's warranting a red card.
00:46La Liga has reduced his suspension, which has everyone up in arms because, theoretically, if he had his three-game suspension,
00:53you look at their fixture list and they have two league games and then the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, known as El Clasico.
01:01But he would not have been suspended for that El Clasico anyways, even under the regular three-game suspension, which comes with a straight red card.
01:10So, I think that's where a lot of people are getting confused.
01:15League suspensions only apply to the Copa del Rey, which is the domestic cup competition, if you get a suspension of four games or more.
01:24So, because the red card comes with a traditional three-game suspension, the only way he would have been suspended for this Copa del Rey final
01:31was if the Spanish Federation had increased his suspension and added additional games for excessive violent conduct,
01:39which does happen sometimes.
01:41But in this situation, it was reduced, and everyone looked at the schedule and said,
01:45Oh my God, they're reducing the suspension so he can play in El Clasico, and that's not really what's happening here.
01:52But it is weird and odd anyways.
01:56I don't know why they would have reduced his suspension.
01:58It's a really bad tackle, and he should have gotten the regular requisite three games for a straight red card.