Anyone watching Villa v Leicester? When did they change the rules re goalkeepers only needing to have 1 hand on the ball?
When somebody puts Michael Oliver in charge of a gameAnyone watching Villa v Leicester? When did they change the rules re goalkeepers only needing to have 1 hand on the ball?
The rule on that hasn't changed for a very long timeAnyone watching Villa v Leicester? When did they change the rules re goalkeepers only needing to have 1 hand on the ball?

The ref doesn't make the rules, he just follows themWhen somebody puts Michael Oliver in charge of a game

FixedThe ref doesn't make the rules, he just interprets them![]()
The ref doesn't make the rules, he just follows them![]()
A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:Anyone watching Villa v Leicester? When did they change the rules re goalkeepers only needing to have 1 hand on the ball?
Won the ball back with an obvious foul though, just like the Jota chance that hit Coady on the line.
yes wolves players were dropping like flies plus subs so actually the 5 mins was quite mean considering the norm is 4 mins .
Won the ball back with an obvious foul though, just like the Jota chance that hit Coady on the line.
Pushing the defender into the keeper right in front of Stevie Wonder, the linesman.
What colour lines does he 'see' on the pitch : ebony or ivory ??
He must surely be Misstra know it allNot sure but he was clearly quite Uptight!
In the name of equality and diversity, Helen Keller was running the line on the other sideWon the ball back with an obvious foul though, just like the Jota chance that hit Coady on the line.
Pushing the defender into the keeper right in front of Stevie Wonder, the linesman.
I mean we already took care of one of them...Beat 2 easy teams and you climb the table.Now to take care of the big money boys!!!!?
So what does the stuff after "except" mean? The ball did rebound from the keeper, therefore the rest is negated, surely?A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:
Correct decision.
- the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
Yes,true but look at their records since.I mean we already took care of one of them...
Another example of sloppy wording in the Laws!So what does the stuff after "except" mean? The ball did rebound from the keeper, therefore the rest is negated, surely?
So what does the stuff after "except" mean? The ball did rebound from the keeper, therefore the rest is negated, surely?
Yeah, it's very badly phrased, so you can't tell if the "except" applies to the whole thing or not.Another example of sloppy wording in the Laws!