Selective Justice: FIFA Investigates Taylor

[Cristao II]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39443484

Fifa has opened proceedings against Wales full-back Neil Taylor after his leg-breaking challenge on Republic of Ireland's Seamus Coleman.

The Everton defender, 28, was taken off on a stretcher after the tackle which saw Taylor sent off during last Friday's World Cup qualifier in Dublin.

Coleman was taken to hospital and required surgery on a double break.

Taylor, 28, will be suspended for the qualifier in Serbia in June, but could have his one-game ban extended by Fifa.

Wales captain Ashley Williams recently revealed that Taylor wanted to visit Coleman in hospital, and sent him a text message from the Aviva Stadium.

"Neil was gutted. He was sitting on the floor virtually in tears," he told the Everton website.

"Even people who don't know Seamus like I do were gutted.

"He asked me to check if it would be OK to go to see Seamus in hospital. He got his number off me and sent him a text straight away.

"When I found out it was a broken leg it made me feel sick inside because it's someone who I like so much and is one of my mates."

Taylor began his professional career at Wrexham before moving to Swansea in 2010, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League in 2011.

The left-back moved to Championship club Aston Villa in January.

[Cristao II]

FIFA will be opening a can of worms if they do this. Nigeria should request for review into Matuidi on Onazi. I know Taylor is a dirty tackler. I still remember his boot on face tackle on Kyle Walker in 2016.

[txj]

Only an EPL fan could possibly have a problem with this...

[Eaglezbeak]

FIFA will be opening a can of worms if they do this. Nigeria should request for review into Matuidi on Onazi. I know Taylor is a dirty tackler. I still remember his boot on face tackle on Kyle Walker in 2016.

Nigeria for some reason kept quiet after Odenwinge was wrongfully called offside,Mikel was slapped by Guirod and Muituidi tried to end Onazi's career so nothing will happen!

[bret- hart]

FIFA will be opening a can of worms if they do this. Nigeria should request for review into Matuidi on Onazi. I know Taylor is a dirty tackler. I still remember his boot on face tackle on Kyle Walker in 2016.

Nigeria for some reason kept quiet after Odenwinge was wrongfully called offside,Mikel was slapped by Guirod and Muituidi tried to end Onazi's career so nothing will happen!

As soon as that imbecile Matuidi stamped on Onazi, Osaze, Mikel and Emenike should have surrounded the ref and demanded a redcard. We need to learn gamesmanship if we are to go far at Worldcups. We cant be the nice guys anymore.

[Eaglezbeak]

FIFA will be opening a can of worms if they do this. Nigeria should request for review into Matuidi on Onazi. I know Taylor is a dirty tackler. I still remember his boot on face tackle on Kyle Walker in 2016.

Nigeria for some reason kept quiet after Odenwinge was wrongfully called offside,Mikel was slapped by Guirod and Muituidi tried to end Onazi's career so nothing will happen!

As soon as that imbecile Matuidi stamped on Onazi, Osaze, Mikel and Emenike should have surrounded the ref and demanded a redcard. We need to learn gamesmanship if we are to go far at Worldcups. We cant be the nice guys anymore.

He was no imbecile Onazi was playing like a trogan and as soon as he stamped him out Nigeria folded, you're right but I blame our own players for not seeming to react to anything that happened in that game but that tackle warranted some kind of passionate reaction towards the biased ref and Matuidi!

[oloye]

The only reason they are investigating this is because they will be footing the salary of the injured player.