Sam - you were more than just a lovely actor to work with - refined, thoughtful, a skill second to none - you were a mentor, protector, and above all, friend. Thank you for making our scenes together feel so real. I will be forever grateful to have been on this journey with you.
I don’t understand why referees should take accountability for casual fans not knowing the laws of the sport they’re watching. Why is it Collina’s fault Dyer is ignorant?
@Ken_carson57@Steve__Paxton Point and mode of contact are for where on body contact and was made and how the contact was made. There hasn’t been anything to truly suggest incorrect VAR usage.
@Gabe_Fischerr Yeah, that was I was trying to get at.
The 2018 incident was the first where PGMOL and IFAB had to say “yes! This is how we want it officiated.”
And then a few more goals, like Mbappé’s, and they realized the interpretation just wasn’t working. And now we are here!
@Gabe_Fischerr I mean they were the norm. Because IFAB said they were the norm and referees were instructed to officiate as if they were the norm and we were trained as if that were the norm.
Like, it’s really not even a question. IFAB and PGMOL both have said 2017 interpretation was right.
@Gabe_Fischerr The League of Nations goal was correct under law. But IFAB realized the law was far too punishing on defenders and clarified with NEW considerations that effectively changed the law without changing the law.
@Gabe_Fischerr With all respect, and I really am not trying to be rude, that is factually not correct.
The law had changed a few years before this incident. There was a similar 2018 goal by Harry Kane against Liverpool that IFAB used as an example for a good goal under the new law.
@Gabe_Fischerr@ck49mvp Well, no. At the time the expectation was that the defender’s touch reset the offside and the goal was correctly given.
In 2022, after multiple incidents, IFAB clarified the definition of deliberate play, lessening the punishment on defenders.
@Gabe_Fischerr@ck49mvp At the time, the guidance was to allow the goal. The clarification was adding structure that didn’t exist before. It was more or less a changing of law, but I get what you’re saying.