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But in IFAB 5.2 states "The decisions of the referee regarding facts connected with play, including whether or not a goal is scored and the result of the match, are final." What CAF has ruled usually is meant for cases when the players don't return to the pitch and continue the game. In this...

Enzo Fernandez actually got one yesterday for clapping, although he might not have done it sarcastically, because Chelsea got a foul in their favour, but it was a dumb thing to do. It was also the second time he did it in the game (both times with fouls in Chelsea's favour). Could also depend...

Because there was just one (when Arsenal scored their second goal) that came anywhere close to these ones - Santos was holding Saliba, but Saliba had his arm around Santos too.

I gave the answer to that in the second part of the comment by giving an example from one of these videos. Give the foul if the offense happens on the player that tries to play the ball. It simplifies the decision making, yet doesn't allow the offenders go completely unpunished. Also, I think...

In both given instances there was a clear lock on an attacking player who is trying to play the ball, you don't even have to differentiate between any pairs. In the first video there's comedic levels of holding commited by Arsenal players. But in such instances I'd like it to be seen given if it...

I'd say if you were holding in a lock a player who is trying to play the ball, you'd give a foul. There's no reason to hold a player with both your hands around him, other than to impede him. Especially for more than a second.

Are these bear hugs not a foul? At the end of the day they impede movement - hard to jump, cannot fall down much either to show that it was foul due to being held. Saliba doesn't even try to play the ball, just holds Joao Pedro. PS. Ignore the text in the tweets, these were the best videos...

Yeah, Palmer has history of pulling such stunts. Also could be posted the Leeds pen from that game. He came together with Caicedo, which doesn't warrant him going to the ground, and then he pulled out a leg to catch Caicedo's and properly be able to sell it.

If you introduce a new directive where some pulls like this could be punished with a yellow, there are a few issues - first, the referee should see it in real-time and be able to deem just from that that it's a hair pull which isn't a violent conduct (and I don't think any hair pull has been...

That wasn't my point. My point is that if it's worded/implemented the way it is now, it just gives an incredibly unfair advantage to an attacker if the keeper is excellent at his job. The way it's now, Sanchez might as well just concede the goal from the initial shot just to make sure that the...

It didn't look like a shoulder at all. If it did hit his arm, it was just below his sleeve, but we were never shown any conclusive replays and for some reason VAR spent most of the time looking at it from the side angle from which it's a lot harder to see.

Not saying that you are incorrect, but it's mental if that is the reason for it to not be considered a handball because the goal was scored exactly 1 second after the incident. It should be adjusted somewhat differently - that the GK making a save doesn't negate the "immediately scored following...

My question is, why Rogers wasn't on a yellow already for shoving Cucurella to the ground? Should have been his second yellow of the game. Otherwise I think Atwell had a good game until the 70th minute, where he was consistent in having a high threshold for a yellow for both teams, but then he...

For Brentford's second goal when Ajer headed the ball, Outtara was in an offside position, and he then tried to play the ball but didn't touch it when Reece James tried to play it as well - it went through to Carvalho who was left unmarked and scored a tap-in. Here are images for reference. I...

Ideally I agree with you, there would be no errors, and whenever the ref is sent, it's clear that it's the correct decision. But sometimes there have been cases where it seems that the on-field referee gave the decision unwillingly just because he was sent to the screen, which I don't think is...