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Speaking on Friday (7 February) ahead of his club's match against Aston Villa in the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday (8 February), West Ham United manager Sam Allardyce once again backed his banned striker Andy Carroll, calling the situation an "injustice".

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SOUNDBITE (English): Sam Allardyce, West Ham United manager:
"I could say an awful lot more, but unfortunately in football we have a gagging order, we're not allowed freedom of speech, we're not allowed to say what we think, what we really think, what we really know, on the basis of the repercussions. You try as a manager to explain yourself as best you can, but under that scenario, under what we did and how we approached that situation, and the other scenario is, simulation has been allowed to win."