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Deliberately leaving the field of play (not part of a normal playing movement) without the referee's permission? 😉😉

Nah, the ref correctly waits until just after the ball has gone into the net before whistling (slow it down to 0.25x), not entirely sure what for though - there was no flag, maybe the holding just after the free kick is taken? I'd say the deflection from the defender before the handball is...

If you look back at the 2015-16 LOTG - https://areferee.com/images/Fifalawsofthegame2016 page 124 - you can see the section with the exception is separate to the one above it which deals with the definition of being in control of the ball. Seems like it was merged in the big rewrite which has...

Edouard did it in an Old Firm game a couple of years ago: https://streamable.com/nirr7

My post said IF it was a reckless tackle - which was in response to another poster saying Milner's foul doesn't count unless it was SFP. It is surely not the case that you could get away without a sanction for a reckless tackle because another player just before you has committed a foul? And...

How does Milner's foul not count - surely if it is a reckless tackle it can still be sanctioned with a YC even if it takes place after a team mate has already committed a foul?

Talking of kit clashes, there was one for colourblind viewers of the Liverpool Man Utd game https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12192651/liverpool-vs-manchester-united-colour-blind-fans-angry-as-they-struggle-to-tell-kits-apart United were alerted about a clash but only changed their...

It may have been a serious missed incident, which is where for example if the ref says to the VAR that the challenge was a two footed lunge with studs up and that doesn't match up with what the VAR sees on replay - then the VAR can recommend a review.

Think so, though it wasn't a completely "studs up" contact. Watching it again on MOTD the ref's view may have been obscured by an Arsenal player, as he didn't get a card out straight away, so the AR or 4O probably advised him. Smith Rowe having both feet off the ground at one point made it look...

As we've seen/heard with the ref mic from Michael Oliver's FA Cup final, the AR could easily be saying DOGSO DOGSO to help the referee, or the ref could be saying it to himself. I listened to the highlights on the SPFL's youtube but only heard the covering defender (Ajer) say "it's a yellow...

30 seconds into the game, free kick and red card for DOGSO - thoughts? I notice it was appealed to the Scottish FA but the red card was upheld.

When I saw Ibrahimovic on the bench last week against Celtic he was wearing a big jacket and hat so not much of his face was visible. If he's animated in the technical area along with others wearing the same it might be the only identifying feature - though better if the 4O keeps that in his...

Everyone may have a name or official role but if they are all wearing the same unnumbered green jackets (apart from the manager) and you don't know their face then obviously you won't be able to identify them by their name or role. If the offender in this technical area had been white then of...

Tweets from a Romanian journalist with the audio and translation. Seems like the 4O was telling the referee which person to send off amongst all the coaching staff and subs wearing the same green jackets. But even if they are the only black person there it's probably best not to refer to...

Apparently the Scottish FA's three man panel doesn't think this video evidence was enough to rescind this yellow for simulation. It was a second YC which means the player will miss the Challenge Cup final. https://ictfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/jameskeatings.mp4...

For outswinging corners, i.e. right footed player taking one beside the AR, so that there is less chance of the ball going out of play and swinging back in.

Not always - there have been occasions when the player is lined up ready to take the conversion and the TMO notices something and informs the referee.

Apart from using a big screen, how exactly is that different to the VAR checking incidents at the moment? The VAR hears the ref/AR conversation and begins checking before the question is asked. The onfield decision is no penalty, the VAR checks for a clear and obvious error and advises the...

In situations where the referee has conducted an on-field review but only gone for a yellow, presumably the VAR thought it was SFP and recommended a review to the referee. If the VAR starts recommending reviews when they don't think it's a RC but just to give the ref another look they are going...

I recall seeing an incident as described above in the final (though it wasn't Morgan), eventually found it at 63 minutes, 1:52:00 in the broadcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006phd/fifa-womens-world-cup-2019-womens-world-cup-final-usa-v-netherlands (sorry if you're not in the UK)...