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It’s just that English law is based on precedents, so it wouldn’t be unreasonable for this to roll down into the English FA rule book. Obviously it looks like the FA have made their own laws and rules.

A precedent, maybe?

So basically what’s happened is Hemed, obviously, decided to stamp on Yedlin to break his leg in two places, but stupidly mistimed his stamp so that Yedlin hardly felt any contact, but will rightfully get punished with a three match ban, all the same, because Sky, in their omnipotence, have...

Fair enough, but Yedlin wasn't in any pain from the very nasty challenge. Footballers, by nature, will generally exaggerate any contact from an opposition player. He hardly felt anything so made no response

Yes, because Yedlin said "I felt something on my calf, I didn't see anything. I was in the mix of things. I don't know, it's not really important. It's important we learn from our mistakes and move on. I was on the ground." If he'd been stamped on he would've been in agony. Contact yes, stamp...

None if Hemed had made the same comment as Yedlin.

DeAndre Yedlin said "I felt something on my calf,' 'I didn't see anything. I was in the mix of things. I don't know, it's not really important. It's important we learn from our mistakes and move on. I was on the ground." By definition "Stamp" is an act of putting the foot down on the ground...