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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Darren Lewis

David Moyes apologises for kicking ball at ball boy during West Ham's Europa League exit

Red carded David Moyes has apologised for kicking the ball at a ball boy during West Ham ’s semi-final heartbreak in Frankfurt.

With the Hammers trailing 1-0, Moyes tried to speed up the ball returning to play but emotions boiled over and the Scot hoofed the ball back in the boy's direction. It left Roma's bench up in arms at the incident and Moyes was given his marching orders by the referee. The Irons boss was shown a straight red by referee Jesus Gil Manzano after the incident, 12 minutes from time.

Moyes would apologise for the incident, saying: "I kicked a ball back at a ball boy so I apologise for that. He threw the ball very softly at me. I just feel disappointed at the moment, we've played better teams than Frankfurt and I thought this was a real chance. But we lost the game when we conceded in the first minute of the game at the London Stadium. We were chasing the game ever since."

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