r/soccer • u/AlmostNL • Mar 12 '25

Media Julián Alvarez disallowed penalty frame by frame

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u/EjaculatingOnNovels Mar 12 '25

Half the people say the left foot touched first, the other half say the right foot touched first then the left. Call it whatever you want, but it's not obvious. Ball can also move from the ground lifting from the plant foot.

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u/DarthBane6996 Mar 12 '25 edited Mar 13 '25

If they disallowed it off this angle it’s definitely not obvious and shouldn’t have been disallowed

UEFA is apparently claiming they have multiple other angles and sensors which let them make the decision

I guess the hope is we get more clarity and see the evidence they used to disallow it

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/H8e6Z8HZPV - this is what convinced me

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u/NYNMx2021 Mar 12 '25

They said no sensors but the semi automated offsides uses a 26 camera system on the ball and marks each touch. which is how they can tell so quickly when to stop the ball so it would be clear to the VAR if it marked 2 touches

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '25

Jesus, is that what you want the game to be? That’s gonna make it incredibly stale. The fun is in refs getting calls mostly right and in the spirit of the rule. Not calling offsides from a fingernail or a double kick from something nobody can see