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There's the issue of reviewing when play is stopped for a minor foul which doesn't grant a direct free kick. This should happen very seldom

Why?

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by DoDo on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 09:45:53 AM EST
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Just don't allow teams to request a review of that, especially not the defending team which would be the one with an incentive to foul to interrupt play, and to delay by challenging.

In other words, if the call doesn't result in a change in possession or a free kick, don't review it.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 10:03:18 AM EST
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Ah, that. Then I understand the previous better, but disagree with

There's nothing lost from making it automatic every time the referee stops play by blowing the whistle.

Except every stop would be lengthened by several seconds, especially free kicks far from the goal.

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One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 10:24:32 AM EST
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You're referring to free kicks where possession has passed to the defending team on their own half of the pitch.

As this interrupts an ongoing attack in the defending team's pitch, the attacking team would want a review and should be granted one. How many seconds are we talking about here?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Nov 19th, 2009 at 10:38:13 AM EST
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