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IMHO it was borderline, Boateng should have been faster in hiding his arms when jumping for the block.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 at 04:53:59 PM EST
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He had his back to the ball, as he spung his arm was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. No way that was deliberate

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 at 04:55:48 PM EST
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He jumped to block the ball, when you have to hide your hands. IMO he was in the process of doing just that with his right, but with rather bad timing.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 at 05:03:55 PM EST
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In the penalty area, I thought it doesn't have to be deliberate. Any hand ball away from your body is a penalty.
by Upstate NY on Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 at 06:33:49 PM EST
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No, a foul has to include a degree of pre-meditation. We have a phrase ball-to-hand, not hand-to-ball to cover it.

I think Boateng was innocent cos he was turning and his arm swung out slightly due to his momentum

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Jun 23rd, 2012 at 03:27:52 AM EST
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No Helen. Besides intent many penalties are the cause of negligence or bad luck. Sometimes you cannot be given the advantage of a "wider" body area even if you are wirh your eyes closed and not knowing where the ball is.
by Euroliberal on Sat Jun 23rd, 2012 at 04:28:09 AM EST
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FIFA is definite in talking about "deliberate" handling of the ball, though not defining "deliberate" itself.

Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with his hand or arm. The referee shall take the following into consideration:
  • The movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)
  • The distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)
  • Position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement
  • Touching the ball with an object held in the hand (clothing, shinguard etc.) counts as an infringement
  • Hitting the ball with a thrown object (a boot, shinguard etc.) counts as an infringement

The question is, when is the ball touching the hand during a deliberate jump to block a shot a "deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with his hand or arm". Helen thinks Boateng's arm swung with momentum and thus it wasn't deliberate; I think it swung in a late attempt to hide the arm in front of the body, meaning the player was aware that his hand could be in the line of the shot and thus borderline.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Jun 23rd, 2012 at 05:31:42 AM EST
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Well if we're going to bring in goal line technology, we're going to need something new to moan about...

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Jun 23rd, 2012 at 01:40:00 PM EST
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Referees and umpires are one of the most unenjoyable things about sports. I've always felt this way. Bring on the technology.
by Upstate NY on Sat Jun 23rd, 2012 at 04:44:06 PM EST
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