quiet_riot
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Handball rule is so badly enforced.
1) It HAS to be intentional.
2) It's ALWAYS a yellow card.
Refs don't seem to know either of these things.
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Referees/Officials 2017/18 performances
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Handball rule is so badly enforced.
1) It HAS to be intentional.
2) It's ALWAYS a yellow card.
Refs don't seem to know either of these things.
In Fifa's Laws of the Game 2005, Law 12 says a free-kick or penalty will be awarded if a player "handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)".
Page 67 of the document gives "additional information for referees, assistant referees and fourth officials".
It adds: "Referees are reminded that deliberately handling the ball is normally punished only by a direct free-kick or penalty kick if the offence occurred inside the penalty area.
"A caution or dismissal is not normally required."
However, the document fails to describe what constitutes deliberate handball, which places the responsibility firmly on the referee and referees' assistants.
"Referees look at two specifics - did the hand or arm go towards the ball or in a manner which would block the ball, or is the hand in a position where it would not normally be?"
"The challenging decisions are if the defending player spreads their arms to make themselves bigger.
"If the ball hits the arm then the referee must decide whether this action was to deliberately block the ball or whether the player has raised their arms to protect themselves - especially if the ball is hit at speed."
The referee and referees' assistants, therefore, have a matter of seconds to weigh up these factors, and take the appropriate action.
And there will always be at least one manager, 11 players and thousands of fans who will insist they have been hard done by.
Never a Pen in my Eyes but i'm not the Ref so it all depends on the bung for me;-)
Page 67 of the document gives "additional information for referees, assistant referees and fourth officials".
It adds: "Referees are reminded that deliberately handling the ball is normally punished only by a direct free-kick or penalty kick if the offence occurred inside the penalty area.
"A caution or dismissal is not normally required."
However, the document fails to describe what constitutes deliberate handball, which places the responsibility firmly on the referee and referees' assistants.
"Referees look at two specifics - did the hand or arm go towards the ball or in a manner which would block the ball, or is the hand in a position where it would not normally be?"
"The challenging decisions are if the defending player spreads their arms to make themselves bigger.
"If the ball hits the arm then the referee must decide whether this action was to deliberately block the ball or whether the player has raised their arms to protect themselves - especially if the ball is hit at speed."
The referee and referees' assistants, therefore, have a matter of seconds to weigh up these factors, and take the appropriate action.
And there will always be at least one manager, 11 players and thousands of fans who will insist they have been hard done by.
Never a Pen in my Eyes but i'm not the Ref so it all depends on the bung for me;-)
quiet_riot
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Seems I don't know it either :p
blue b4 the moon
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Glad there was a reply the fourth official would have missed it otherwise.
cleavers
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It wasn't, its been given as a goal, in fact both have, other teams get goals given that are "close", about time we had one or two.It was offside. Close, but still offside.
Trevor Morley's Tache
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Word just in from Gary Neville Ref you spoilt the game...
Deliberate obstruction on Sanchez first, then a horror tackle. He's a twat for doing that.
We've seen him pull off that same obstruction move before against Aguero. Fucker should have been sent off that day too.
blue b4 the moon
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No no you've got it all wrong I think Conte must be shagging Klopp as he said sideshow was fouled by Sanchez apparently so the red card shouldn't stand...Deliberate obstruction on Sanchez first, then a horror tackle. He's a twat for doing that.
We've seen him pull off that same obstruction move before against Aguero. Fucker should have been sent off that day too.
Rags get pen for this
They've had two pens that were more ball to hand than hand to ball. Looking at this, the ref looks away before giving it. Is this another "word in your ear" decision?
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