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Question Number: 35663Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 8/19/2024Barry Stewart of Chilliwack, BC Canada asks...This question is a follow up to question 35660 Thank you for the responses.
I look forward to seeing video examples of non-deliberate handling. We all know what cynical or tactical handling looks like.
For all other hand/arm contact, the challenge is now for refs to determine the line between accidental and "non-deliberate." I see that non-deliberate handling can be a send-off offence, in DOGSO situations outside the PA.
Thanks for your continued support of officials, worldwide. Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh Hi Barry Thanks for the reply.
When I think about this it reminds me of the handling on the line by Harry Kewell of Australia against Ghana in the 2010 WC. The referee awarded a penalty and sent off Kewell for denying an obvious goal. Now Kewell had his arm at his side and his eyes were closed. Is that deliberate or non deliberate? I believe it s considered non deliberate.
https://youtu.be/lxfcNKMdb_0?si=IN-lWO5kaaPkMQv2
Previously this had to be a dismissal . Now there is discretion due to it being interpreted as a natural position of the arm just making the player bigger yet I can see this being interpreted differently and perhaps the expectation is still red for denying a goal. Handling both deliberate and non deliberate outside the penalty area which meets all the DOGSO conditions will still continue to be a red card. So handling has been brought into line with the genuine attempt to play the ball where a penalty has been awarded.
The furore in the Spain v Germany game where the penalty was not awarded also springs to mind. https://youtu.be/JEDOC_97Heo?si=EjrPa2KUfHw9DbCH
So handling remains one of the toughest decisions for referees to make and while discretion is given on the sanction it is still going to be inconsistent.
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