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Roy Hodgson: What’s happened to the game I love?

by Gene Sylvester

CRYSTAL PALACE boss Roy Hodgson no longer recognises the game he fell in love with after a controversial handball decision condemned his side to defeat against Everton.

With the score at 1-1, Angel Gomes’ cross-field pass to Lucas Digne was nodded down by the Frenchman straight onto Joel Ward’s hand, with the Palace defender having zero to no chance of moving his hand out of the way. 

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