West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has slammed Swansea defender Chico Flores for one of the worst cases of bad sportsmanship she has seen.
Hammers striker Andy Carroll was dismissed by referee Howard Webb last weekend after appearing to catch Chico with an elbow.
And the London club are smarting after an arbitration tribunal upheld Carroll’s three-game suspension on Friday.
The independent panel, however, did urge the FA to find ways of dealing with cases of injury simulation.
The news has come too late for Brady, who told the Sun in her weekly diary: "Andy Carroll is red-carded for what amounts to accidentally disturbing the ponytail of an opponent.
"Swansea's Chico Flores clutches his face and rolls around bodypopping on the floor like he's been shot. It's one of the worst cases of bad sportsmanship I have seen in 20 years."
West Ham failed in two appeals to have Carroll's ban overturned and Brady is unhappy that while her man has to sit out, Chico can carry on playing.
"Swansea can pick Chico Flores who pretended that he had suffered what appeared to be at least brain damage when his ponytail got 'air' brushed by Andy's arm," she added.
"I had brain surgery in 2006 and even then I didn't roll around four times."
