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[Pembroke]

Attempting to write literal guidance would be a mega challenge

So what guidance exists for these new high thresholds that are mentioned in the thread?

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

So what guidance exists for these new high thresholds that are mentioned in the thread?

As has been said, the guidance for World Cup 2026 referees will have been kept within their circle and explained to them during their daily update sessions. Such guidance is specific to each competition, as we have seen with the varying approaches adopted even within UEFA.

 

[one]

The thresholds or tolerance is not a measurable thing. They are descriptive like the definition of CRUEF. Whatever literal guidance would be open to interpretation and ineffective for the purpose. Moving them usually works with using examples, videos etc. in training sessions.

An example is a bump in the back of a player who is about to chest a ball from a long aerial pass. How much force in the bump makes it a foul? Or is it just about the force? Would it be about the outcome, what happens to the player or the ball? Or anything else? You really can't write literal guidance for this and even if you did it won't be anywhere as effective as training sessions.

 

[RustyRef]

Love seeing how Americans (on social media who are using American Football terms in their arguments) say that Quansah challenge was "sky high" and dangerous but Baloguns wasn't.

Now. I called red card on first replay. Even in group chats I said this is dangerous. It should go to VAR.
It did. It was given as red (rightfully).

However. The arguments are that Balogun was accidental, he didnt mean it blah blah blah. I'm guessing Quansah didnt either.

But this particular still of Baloguns challenge shows a near straight, outstretched, leg with studs into the Bosnian ankle/calf forcing ankle to bend, as the weight of Balogun continues to go down, and thankfully not snap.

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How anyone can argue its not a red is beyond me. The law states about endangering the safety of an opponent. This does just that.
Now the Quansah challenge is similar in that his studs make flat contact with his opponent. Challenge was a bit fast too but so was the game.

If you look at the two challenges freeze frames...
Point of impact/contact is exactly same area.
Only difference was angle of impact.

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The massive difference is the force that Quansah challenged with, the opponent’s leg was off the ground but had it been planted that could have been horrendous.

Way less force in the Balogan challenge. Both red cards but I’d say they are on a very different scale.

 

[ladbroke8745]

The massive difference is the force that Quansah challenged with, the opponent’s leg was off the ground but had it been planted that could have been horrendous.

Way less force in the Balogan challenge. Both red cards but I’d say they are on a very different scale.

Not disagreeing.