'I would have done the same thing to save my country.' Asamoah Gyan holds no grudge against Luis Suarez more than a decade on from that handball incident
Asamoah Gyan holds no grudge against Luis Suarez more than a decade on from THAT handball incident at the World Cup.
He was sent off and a penalty was awarded. Gyan stepped up and missed the spot-kick and the match went to extra-time and penalties.The former Sunderland striker then did score in the shootout, but Uruguay won and went through to the last four of theReflecting on what happened, Gyan told talkSPORT: “I’m a football player and I do understand the game. Back home, everybody who watched the game, they dislike him.
“People do hate him, but I’m in the game as well. He did what he had to do to get his country to the semi-final.
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