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I would be leaving that down to the pitch owner/operator or home club. It'll be written into the T&C when hiring the venue whether it's down to the hiring club or whether the owner will have someone there to police it themselves. Neither party can force the referee to be the enforcer, as long as...

If the second penalty was indeed awarded for handball, it shouldn't have been IMO - arm is in a natural position supporting the body as the defender went to ground. I think he's given it for the tackle tripping the attacker though, arm gestures/lip reading look like he's saying you haven't won...

Herbert Chapman was a hard taskmaster!

In the glossary, under the definition of "deliberate".

How is it making the body bigger? It's hitting him in the head without his instinctive reaction. I don't see how this can be classed as deliberate or making himself unnaturally bigger.

This is a reckless tackle. The player is moving at speed, dives in with his foot a foot off the ground, plays none of the ball, and the opponent has to jump out of the way to avoid ankle/shin-high contact.

As far as the LotG are concerned, this is not a deliberate play:

No.

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And if the goalkeeper doesn't feign injury, there is every possibility that the incident doesn't get recommended for review by the VAR. So yes, his feigning injury has absolutely deceived the referee.

If that was what it said in the LotG, you'd be correct. But it doesn't say that. "attempts to deceive the referee, e.g. by feigning injury or pretending to have been fouled (simulation)" I think we're all agreed that Vinicius has committed a foul, so clearly that part can't apply. However I...

Correct, I wouldn't IMO yes, if it instigates something more happening. Otherwise players will think they have licence to constantly try provoking opponents into reacting.

Goalkeeper causes it in the first place by provoking him while he's down on his knees - that's what the caution should be for.

Red for me - can understand a ref going yellow on-field, but I think I'd be recommending a review if I were the VAR.

Anyone got a clip of it? Only seen a still, but that's making me think red...

You think I have an encyclopedic knowledge of every penalty ever given, and have a video library of clips I can freely upload? Cute.

He didn't "get the ball" - the attacker heads the ball onto his head. Big difference.

County FAs are regional associations which administer football at grassroots level (within the rules set by The FA). All discipline up to and including level 9 of the English football pyramid is dealt with by the CFAs; level 8 and above is dealt with by The FA. All referees no matter what level...

Saliba was second to it, it's only Pedro's header that results in the ball flicking off the top of Saliba's head. He misjudges it and carelessly headbutts Pedro. And in response to the argument earlier, yes an accidental strike with the head can still be called a headbutt.