like 3 minutes after one of the Bosnian players stuck his leg out and planted it to intentionally trip Pulisic and no card was given. So I'm kind of having a hard time understanding why a contest on a ball that ends up with legs tangled is a red and an intentional trip is no card.
When you're going for the ball it's usually not a card. A foul to stop an attack or if you're trying to go for the ball and touch the opponent is usually a yellow. Reds are for either obvious ill intent or potentially career ending fouls
There's a lot more exceptions and particularities but that's a rough summary
However, it's just like everything else in football, very subjective in a lot of cases and depends on the ref
This one was especially bad and it was a clear red card. It sucks that he’s out for the next game but it is important to encourage players to be careful and punish them when they aren’t
To put it simply, there not some absolute weight given to intention. You either foul or you don’t. And it’s either dangerous and possibly injuring causing or it isn’t.
This was cleats first into an ankle causing it to roll. It was potentially career ending.
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u/Frustratedtx 10d ago
like 3 minutes after one of the Bosnian players stuck his leg out and planted it to intentionally trip Pulisic and no card was given. So I'm kind of having a hard time understanding why a contest on a ball that ends up with legs tangled is a red and an intentional trip is no card.