Fulham goalkeeper Leno to escape FA punishment after altercation with ball boy
Bernd Leno is set to escape further action from the Football Association for his altercation with a ball boy during Fulham's defeat at Bournemouth.
Goalkeeper Leno made contact with the youngster - touching rather than pushing him manager Marco Silva insisted - as he went to retrieve the ball in the second half.
Leno had already been booked at that point but did not receive any further sanction from referee Tim Robinson.
The only action taken was the removal of the ball boys from around the pitch and ending of the multi-ball protocol for the closing stages of the game.
With such incidents like the one Leno was at the centre of left to the match officials to deal with he is poised to avoid any retrospective punishment.
Leno did publicly apologise to the ball boy, giving him a hug, soon after the flashpoint in a clear show of contrition.
The incident sparked suggestions from Silva that the ball boys were under instruction to slow down their involvement once Bournemouth were in the lead.
They were firmly denied by his Bournemouth counterpart Andoni Iraola.
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