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    Ending the match early

    I used to coach in a recreational youth league that had a mercy rule similar to this. I can assure you that kids at the ages we're talking about here would never have that mentality. They're just not that analytical. Most of them wouldn't even be aware of why players were being taken off. Or if...
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    Handball DOGSO and goalkeeper

    I posed the question to the IFAB, of whether the 4 considerations apply when it comes to denying a goal by handball. Their reply says that they do not. See below.
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    Handball DOGSO and goalkeeper

    It's been referenced several times already in this thread but I think it's important to be aware of the differences between denying a goal scoring opportunity, and denying a goal. In the former, you have to have an opponent who has a likelihood of either keeping or gaining control of the ball...
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    Liv City - Klopp and Pep for maybe the last time

    It's true you were at one point speculating about Oliver's thought process, but before that you said: Which sounds awfully like you saying "we" (you) wouldn't want to see a penalty given in the 98th minute. I would also have to disagree with the bit about the player not being a direct...
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    "trifling"

    I have to say, I didn't like everything about the USSF's Advice to Referees - it was very much of a curate's egg, for me. However this was one of the parts that I thought was OK. After quoting the IFAB decision, it went on as follows: "This former International F.A. Board Decision (previously...
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    True Story...

    Dad, I received the Leslie Nielsen memorial award at school today." "What's that, son? "It's a big building with children and teachers in it, but that's not important right now."
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    Fluminese v Botafago

    PGMOL already beat you to it on that one. Match officials to adopt new approach for 2023/24 season
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    True Story...

    I’ve been invited to the annual awards ceremony for the ‘oversize hair piece’ industry. I’m told all the big wigs will be there.
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    Carabao Final - CHE V LIV

    You are right. I won't post my whole "offside screed" as I've done that so many times already but suffice it to say that there has never been a time in the history of the game, when the laws said that it was an offside offence simply to be in an offside position. But what I would also say is...
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    DOGSO + Offside

    I have sent suggestions to the IFAB on at least a couple of occasions, that they drop the phrases, "interfering with play by," and "gaining an advantage by," from wording of law 11. Doing so would not affect the meaning of the law in any way and would remove the confusion that these phrases...
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    DOGSO + Offside

    The law quite clearly says this can happen, though. Law 11 states the following:
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    St Johnstone v Rangers

    The only thing an AR is permitted to do differently in terms of flagging when VAR is in use, is to delay a flag, and only "when a player is about to score a goal or has a clear run into/towards the opponents’ penalty area." They are not to make any other changes in terms of the procedures they...
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    True Story...

    I hate getting into arguments about Möbius Strips. They're always so one-sided.
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    Forest-Newcastle

    I'm surprised at you, James. Surely you know that whether the player was going to get the ball is totally and absolutely irrelevant. The ball could be a hundred yards away but if it's in play and a player is fouled in the opponent's penalty area, it's still a penalty.
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    Manchester City v Everton

    This - or at least it's what drives me nuts. Referees, on a refereeing forum questioning (as you did) whether the VAR team was checking a possible red card incident when I'm sure they know (or most definitely should know) that VAR checks every thing that happens during a game, firstly to see...
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