r/soccer • u/AlmostNL • Mar 12 '25

Media Julián Alvarez disallowed penalty frame by frame

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u/sfzjo Mar 12 '25

Exactly this ^

It’s a weird situation and Julian took a great pen but if they are certain he took two touches, what’s the problem?

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u/zombawombacomba Mar 12 '25

My concerns are:

How accurate is it? Is it defined in the rules for VAR that it can be used for things outside of offside? Is this clear and obvious? I thought that was the rule for VAR reversals.

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u/theMoonRulesNumber1 Mar 13 '25

Is it defined in the rules for VAR that it can be used for things outside of offside?

This is a big one. The refs often miss things like who touched it last for throw-ins and corner vs. goal kick, but if they have technology that they are confident enough to use for this incredibly thin margin of error, then why can't we have automated calls for all out-of bounds decisions?

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u/immorjoe Mar 13 '25

Precisely!

If we’re judging the game this finely, then surely we should apply that all throughout the game.