Most of us watch the video replay of Mario alledgedly stomping Parker.
Are you sure?
Watch it in normal motion

As a martial arts proponent can you see Mario intending to stomp Parker's head before or after Modric's shove?
If he was intending to stomp wouldn't you think he would have tighten his core muscles in his upper body to check his body motion from the shove?
His peers (experienced footballers & athletes) on the field did not see anything untoward or anything remotely resembling a stamping or violent conduct. Else they would have reacted in uproar even Webb saw it as such and told them to move on.
Now Mario's backheel planting (not stomping) can be explained as such if you take into his account of his lower body actions especially his pelvis rotated and
his left leg askew from the SHOVE with only his right leg to correct for balance!Ok now since you watch it in slow motion and you have noted Modric's shoving. Watch Parking crawling a couple of paces forward instead of cowering & protecting himself with his limbs.
Isn't what Modric (shoving to topple) and Parker (to bowl) a classic double play?
There are elements of doubt. Can we prove Mario intended to stomp on Parker's head which incidentally he graze only with his calf, given that Parker was advancing his head too. Or is there a plausible reason as per above for his back heel?
MU fans need not respond

And to those who have judged, juried and convicted him too.
This post has been edited by CityBluePrint: Jan 25 2012, 12:28 PM