Off Topic FIFA's unwritten rules

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ElTigre

ElTigre

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At a corner or a free kick a defender can wrestle as much as he likes with an attacker. No penalty shall be given. An attacking player can wrestle a defender but on occasion a free kick in favour of the defending team shall be awarded. It is according to the whim of the referee.


Football's unwritten rules.
 
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ElTigre said:
At a corner or a free kick a defender can wrestle as much as he likes with an attacker. No penalty shall be given. An attacking player can wrestle a defender but on occasion a free kick in favour of the defending team shall be awarded. It is according to the whim of the referee.


Football's unwritten rules.
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When two players are competing for a ball, if there is any doubt as to whether a foul occurred the ref is to give the decision in favour of the player whose autograph they most want to get after the game.

NB: In the case of Uriah Rennie, the decision is given to the player the referee would be least offended by asking for his autograph after the game.
 
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If there's a World Cup coming up, and the football association of a FIFA member country doesn't want to annoy a star player, then the FIFA rules are suspended.
 
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When the ball is near to a touchline you can do anything at all to stop the oppo from getting to it, as long as you're 'shielding it out of play'. Anywhere on the pitch not within 5 yards of a touchline it's obstruction and a free kick.
 
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A foul which is otherwise a clear yellow card will be forgiven if:

The offending player is already on a yellow card
OR
It's a big game and it's only early on.
 
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The referee shall not blow his whistle to finish the game until the goalkeeper clears the ball high into the stratosphere.
 
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If an argument breaks out and there's a huge melee of players all pushing each other violently, the referee shall only book two players, one of each side.
 
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