Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 3, 2024 14:16:48 GMT
On yesterday’s Copa America match between Brazil and Colombia there was an incident where Brazil’s Vini Jr was brought down in the penalty area by a Colombian defender. VAR looked at it and ruled that it was not a penalty. The pundits on TV (American I think) disagreed and said that it was a penalty, since the defender never touched the ball. I was very surprised by this. I thought the rule was that if the defender goes for the ball and ends up tripping the attacking player, it is not a foul – but there is no requirement that he actually makes contact with the ball. It’s a question of intention. Go for the ball, it’s part of the game and it’s not a foul even if you don’t touch the ball. Go with the intent of bringing down your opponent and it’s a foul.
Have I been wrong all this time? Have the rules changed? Or do the pundits not know what they are talking about?
To me it didn’t look like it was a penalty, but I suppose it’s one of those many cases where it is open to interpretation.
Have I been wrong all this time? Have the rules changed? Or do the pundits not know what they are talking about?
To me it didn’t look like it was a penalty, but I suppose it’s one of those many cases where it is open to interpretation.
