Neill gets himself booked, and admits it? Will he be disciplined!?

The Australians will be without skipper Lucas Neill in their next qualifying game for 2010, as he will serve a one-match ban after being booked for a crude challenge on Qatar striker Sebastian Soria Quintana.It was his second booking of the qualifying stages.I quote him – “That was tactical,” said Neill, who didn’t want to risk getting booked in the final qualifiers – after Australia had already qualified yesterday with a draw against Qatar – and miss the opening match of the World Cup.Now, correct me if I am wrong, but this kind of “sportsmanship” has been highly discouraged, and even punished with extended bans (to cover the game that the player tried to ensure he could play in) in some leagues in Europe? Can we expect action here, as the player has openly boasted of his “clever” tactic?

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