Arsenal’s opponents threatening legal action after defender tore his ACL in ‘uncontrolled and dangerous’ tackle

FRENCH club Lille are threatening legal action after their player Tiago Santos was the victim of a dirty tackle at the weekend. Lille face Arsenal tonight in the Champions League and will understandably be missing their right-back. The French outfit were outraged by the tackle made by Le Havre midfielder Amir Richardson. No card was shown to the opposition player, whose challenge left Santos with a ruptured ACL and torn meniscus. Following the game, Lille outlined their plans to possibly take legal action, saying the tackle was “from behind, uncontrolled and in a dangerous manner”.