What football expects

[one]

'Sporting' holding, tripping, kicking and charging?????? - Hmmmmm, would love to see those - surely 90% of that contact IS careless?

I'm especailly not having the holding you see at corners and free kicks filed under 'sporting contact' a definition which isn't in the LAWS btw!

'sporting contact' is a term I use for any contact that is not careless or worse. I used it AFTER 'as per the law' because its not in there . I have also heared 'fair contact'.

The law doesn't have to define 'sporting contact'. If it defines everything you do get a free kick for, then anything else is allowed. Although for clarity it also defines somethings that are allowed.

 

[santa sangria]

Have you ever seen a player penalised for shielding the ball when it is not within playing distance?

 

[GraemeS]

Have you ever seen a player penalised for shielding the ball when it is not within playing distance?

Yes, but only because I've done it!

 

[Sheffields Finest]

Have you ever seen a player penalised for shielding the ball when it is not within playing distance?

I have, went down like a lead balloon, 5 yards away, curved his run in two directions to block players path! I schooled him on the Laws!