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Referee perspective:
1. Point of contact: calf rake to ankle
2. Mode of contact: studs
3. Force: high
4. Where is the ball: other side of opponent
5. Position of the body: behind opponent
Oh, to have the confidence to watch your fourth ever football game and declare offside a silly rule and the most obvious red card of the tournament fraudulent.
A common misconception is that a red card depends on whether a player intended to hurt an opponent. Intent may influence how a referee perceives a challenge, but it is not the deciding factor under the Laws of the Game.
The primary question is: Did the challenge use excessive force and/or endanger the safety of the opponent?
When answering that question, referees consider several factors, including:
-Point of contact
-Speed and intensity of the challenge
-Force used
-Studs exposed
-Ability to play the ball
-Whether the opponent's safety was endangered
-The vulnerability of the area contacted
Applying those considerations:
Messi: The challenge was reckless. The studs made contact with the calf (soft tissue). While late and deserving of a caution, the point of contact and overall nature of the challenge did not clearly meet the threshold for serious foul play.
Balogun: The challenge was different. His studs came down directly onto the opponent's Achilles tendon, defined as vulnerable tissue. Even without any apparent intent to injure, that point of contact and the danger created can satisfy the criteria for serious foul play. Contact to the Achilles presents a substantially greater risk of serious injury than comparable contact to the calf.
The distinction isn't the player's reputation or intent. It's whether the challenge, viewed objectively, endangered the safety of the opponent.
the fact that the US is now good enough at soccer to compete against europeans has tricked some of you guys into thinking youre also ready to argue about red cards against europeans online
@ReedRothchild12@aakashgupta I honestly do not know much about it other than they claim it is one of the safest long term disposal sites in the world. You probably know more than me. What is your opinon of it?
@dyingdidactic@ThePinkDalek@JohnSmithb0dx@kirawontmiss No need to use the R word, even though I have stated multiple times I think it is harsh and am simply reposting the laws of the game. Sports bring out emotions in people, and when people are emotional, good luck explaining logic and rules to them.
A common misconception is that a red card depends on whether a player intended to hurt an opponent. Intent may influence how a referee perceives a challenge, but it is not the deciding factor under the Laws of the Game.
The primary question is: Did the challenge use excessive force and/or endanger the safety of the opponent?
When answering that question, referees consider several factors, including:
-Point of contact
-Speed and intensity of the challenge
-Force used
-Studs exposed
-Ability to play the ball
-Whether the opponent's safety was endangered
-The vulnerability of the area contacted
Applying those considerations:
Messi: The challenge was reckless. The studs made contact with the calf (soft tissue). While late and deserving of a caution, the point of contact and overall nature of the challenge did not clearly meet the threshold for serious foul play.
Balogun: The challenge was different. His studs came down directly onto the opponent's Achilles tendon, defined as vulnerable tissue. Even without any apparent intent to injure, that point of contact and the danger created can satisfy the criteria for serious foul play. Contact to the Achilles presents a substantially greater risk of serious injury than comparable contact to the calf.
The distinction isn't the player's reputation or intent. It's whether the challenge, viewed objectively, endangered the safety of the opponent.
@ThePinkDalek@JohnSmithb0dx@kirawontmiss No, Im literally stating the opposite. Not every challenge is a red card, and these fouls are not even the same, which is what you seem to take issue with. I am simply repeating what the laws of the game state. They do not care about your feelings unfortunately.
A common misconception is that a red card depends on whether a player intended to hurt an opponent. Intent may influence how a referee perceives a challenge, but it is not the deciding factor under the Laws of the Game.
The primary question is: Did the challenge use excessive force and/or endanger the safety of the opponent?
When answering that question, referees consider several factors, including:
-Point of contact
-Speed and intensity of the challenge
-Force used
-Studs exposed
-Ability to play the ball
-Whether the opponent's safety was endangered
-The vulnerability of the area contacted
Applying those considerations:
Messi: The challenge was reckless. The studs made contact with the calf (soft tissue). While late and deserving of a caution, the point of contact and overall nature of the challenge did not clearly meet the threshold for serious foul play.
Balogun: The challenge was different. His studs came down directly onto the opponent's Achilles tendon, defined as vulnerable tissue. Even without any apparent intent to injure, that point of contact and the danger created can satisfy the criteria for serious foul play. Contact to the Achilles presents a substantially greater risk of serious injury than comparable contact to the calf.
The distinction isn't the player's reputation or intent. It's whether the challenge, viewed objectively, endangered the safety of the opponent.