Referees urged to get to grips with grapplers


Graham Poll gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London May 9, 2007. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

LONDON (Reuters) - Referees need to clamp down on serial holders and grapplers who are getting away with "cheating" according to former Premier League official Graham Poll.

Manchester United players, defending a free kick, wrestled two Chelsea players to the ground in the penalty box at Old Trafford on Sunday, the latest in a series of goalmouth grapples.

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