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I don't understand how handling the ball before it hits the ground could possible give anyone an unfair advantage. The only caution I can that's supportable in Law is for Delaying the Restart.

Response from Ross Joyce at the FA: "Thanks for your email and for taking the time to look into this in detail. The correct answer is a yellow card due to the deliberate nature of the player’s actions. While the ball is not yet in play, the act of deliberately handling it before it touches...

We had this question pop up on our monthly LOTG tests for L4's and I'm interested in others opinions. The FA are adamant it should be a caution for unsporting conduct but I don't see how this is support able with the way the laws are written. My view is that Law 8.2 states the dropball should...

9.15 metres 👀

That's a completely different question to thr one that you originally posed. Changing the parameters of the scenario to suit your narrative just because you don't like my answer is weak.

Your previous post stated "as he kicks the ball away I swing my foot at him but pull out at the last minute or slow down to make minimal contact." This describes a potential challenge for the ball that makes zero/minimal contact. In all honesty, it doesn't even sound like a foul.

That's not what I've said at all. Swinging a punch is a violent action. Red Card. Kicking out at someone as they play the ball but then pulling out and making zero/neglible contact is not a violent action. If someone swings a kick at a someone and doesn't pull out then its a different story.

Minimal or no contact doesn't equal any of the following: - excessive force - endangering the safety - violent action - brutal action

I'm very confused... what is the first red card shown for?! The yellow for the keeper should be a red in my opinion. Although the ball is going wider than I'd like, it's an empty net with no covering defender's at the time of the foul.

De Gea would have caught that back in the day.

I don't think it's explicitly covered in law. However, the foul can't stop a promising attack if the attacking player can't legally play the ball.

Opinion of the National Referee Manager for L4's is that there's no offside offence. The foul is cynical and should be punished with a caution regardless of any potential offside offence negating SPA.

Nah, had a chat in the bar afterwards and made clear the first offence was punished. They won't be savvy enough to figure out the yellow could have been avoided with a more experienced AR.

I got nothing from the AR, it was his first game and didn't actually adjudge it to be offside. Ended with a 2nd yellow for SPA which was accepted by all.

Had this occur in my game on Saturday. Step 6 game down in Cornwall and the AR for that side was BRAND new and never run the line before. Flag didn't go up, pre match instructions were to wait for the ball to be played by the attacker. Red defender was already on a caution. Bit of discussion...

This is the time to follow the full cautioning procedure! Nice lengthy chat to explain the caution, ask them to spell their name 😂

I can't find any reason not to allow a goal if the rebound is scored. The net is secure and doesn't interfere with the goalkeeper until he runs into the net!

This was uncalled for.

Reminds me of a tackle up at Torpoint a few years ago... 👀

Missed the DOGSO in there too!