There was an outcry in 2008 when Australian striker Tim Cahill dedicated a goal to a brother who had been jailed for partially blinding a man. Millions watching on TV were puzzled when Everton’s Cahill celebrated a goal by putting his wrists together as though handcuffed. He explained it was a gesture of support for his brother, who is serving a six-year sentence for grievous bodily harm. Tim said: «I am just proud that he is happy and I am happy and l’m thinking of him always.» However, his words glossed over what was described in court as «a vicious and cowardly attack» in which the victim lost the sight in one eye.
