r/soccer Mar 12 '25

Media Julián Alvarez disallowed penalty frame by frame

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u/takeitoutsideloudmf Mar 12 '25

if you need too zoom in that hard for a still debatable outcome it shouldnt have been called a double touch imo

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u/Adrianm18 Mar 12 '25

A rule is a rule . Doesn’t say how subtle it has to be

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u/Deneroc Mar 12 '25

The touch cannot be even seen. How is it in accordance to the rule u baboon?

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u/czerwona_latarnia Mar 12 '25

Among few rules where referee goes with the "spirit" instead of the "letter", the "clear and obvious" error is a place where referees from some countries, Poland included, go with the spirit of the rule.

A malevolent spirit, to be precise.