Suárez’s Handball That Paid Off

OTD E0244 — 02 Jul 2010: Uruguay beat Ghana on penalties after Luis Suárez deliberately handles on the goal line in the last minute of extra time. This episode traces Uruguay’s garra, Ghana’s World Cup rise, the first African World Cup on African soil, Muntari, Forlán, Adiyiah’s header, Suárez’s red card, Asamoah Gyan’s crossbar, Abreu’s Panenka, Law 12, Maradona, Thierry Henry, and why this remains football’s clearest example of an illegal act correctly punished — and still rewarded.Ideas: [email protected]