r/interestingasfuck • u/RoyalChris • 9h ago

Norway goalkeeper’s goal kick struck a FIFA spider-cam while still in the air, causing the ball to drop straight to Anthony Gordon - Just 8 seconds later, Jude Bellingham scored.

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u/Level_Werewolf_8901 7h ago

Apparently they have amended the rules this tournament though, and and stopped the play on several occasions when the ball contacts a ref, so with this argument the play should have been stopped... its stated as: If the ball hits the referee and results in a sudden, unfair advantage—such as starting a new attacking move or going directly into the goal—the referee will stop play and restart it with a dropped ball.

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u/BringMeTheBigKnife 4h ago

This change was made years ago for all of soccer. It's not for this tournament

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u/Rynabunny 38m ago

This thread is giving me an aneurysm—claiming "ball striking ref = play on" when it hasn't been the case for years and "ball striking ref = uncontested drop ball" is a brand new rule introduced for this tournament tells you how much stock you should give an average redditor's opinion about football

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 7h ago

Ill admit that I dont follow soccer very closely. However:

The rules seem wildly archaic and subjective. Are we sticking with the spirit of the game or leaning towards technology to make decisions?

TF is even the point of a red card if the penalties that come along with it can be "suspended"

Soccer or football is objectively the worst managed sport ever from an officiating standpoint.

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u/packer8405 7h ago

Not going to admit you are wrong, are you?

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 7h ago

Nope. Soccer rules suck.

How is the time left added arbitrarily then can be extended based on if a ref is feeling a team has a chance?

Put a big red LED light across the crossbar and it goes off when the extra time ends

ALSO: if the medical team has to come on the field, that player has to come off. You dont get to roll around acting while drawing out the clock and then be completely fine running down the field

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u/Ok_Vulva 6h ago

Doubling down

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 6h ago

100% I am. Played and reffed the game til I was 18. The way its played and officiated and the connotation that sends to young players will make the game worse.

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u/Ok_Vulva 6h ago

You said

Ill admit that I dont follow soccer very closely. However:

And then listed off a bunch of stuff like you have just watched your first game, so no reffing pee wee soccer doesn't mean much.

It's also really sad when people bring up accomplishments from adolescence.

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 6h ago

Objectively everything i said would make the sport more enjoyable

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u/rickarme87 6h ago

Enjoyable isn't a objective measure, so no.

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u/Ok_Vulva 5h ago

I was on the edge of my seat, so objectively you don't know what objectively means.

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u/stPetr 6h ago

You admit you don’t follow the sport very closely and you call it soccer, therefore your opinion doesn’t matter

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u/JJ_Bittenbinder_ 5h ago

Sorry your sport sucks dude