Sky Sport News reported that former Premiership referee Jeff Winter has accused Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho of double standards and defended referee Terje Hauges decision to give Asier Del Horno his marching orders: Del Horno had to go!


"It's absolutely unbelievable. It's only three weeks ago when Robben was touched in the face by the Liverpool goalkeeper and falls like he's been hit by a bullet. Here we are weeks later, he's turning around to an opposition player, castigating him for diving, play-acting and cheating, when in all honesty, the challenge on Messi was 110 times worse than Reina's contact with Robben."


Former Premiership referee Jeff Winter has defended the actions of Terje Hauge: ''''The challenge the player made was never going to get the ball ... the challenge was over the top and contact was made... It is perhaps lucky not to have broken his leg... You’re not going to win the ball clearly, without the possibility of endangering the safety of the opponent player.''


Winter continued: ''Some of the comments I’ve read and listened to this morning, I just wonder where I am? Am I correct in thinking the Chelsea manager Mourinho is having a go at somebody for diving? I’m sorry, we’re in cloud-cuckoo-land here. It’s only two weeks ago that Robben nearly won an Oscar for his antics in the penalty area, two weeks later and it’s all wrong — players are cheats and diving players are getting others in trouble. The challenge the player made was never going to get the ball, so forget the right or wrongs of the sending off, to turn around and accuse opponents of play-acting, well, some people need to get their own house in order before they criticise others.''