Penalty appeal rejected by referee for liverpool!
Looked like a dive to me anyway, Lucas looked like he fell before the tackle even had contact!
If the player gets to the ball first, but kicks it out of play with no chance of getting onto it then they should not get a penalty due to being connected with. You should only get a penalty if you got a chance of getting on the end of the ball again. But hey, that would be too logical
Um, isn't that how it is?
THE FA said:Fouls and misconduct are penalised as follows:
DIRECT FREE KICK
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
- kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
- trips or attempts to trip an opponent
- jumps at an opponent
- charges an opponent
- strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
- pushes an opponent
A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following four offences:
- tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
- holds an opponent
- spits at an opponent
- handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
A direct free kick is taken from where the offence occurred.
PENALTY KICK
A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offences is committed by a player inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the position of the ball, provided it is in play.
Oh ffs Sunderland, get your act together, Chelski are destroying them 4-0 up already.
got 7
and points from bent !
Not a bad day so far, just need that Welsh **** Bellamy to get a couple now.
Nooo, the media love in for Mancini is getting annoying now. Would like to see Everton, a proper club and not a media circus, get the points tonight.
fucking hilarious in the pub earlier.. laughing as each chelsea goal went in, while being surrounded by sunderland fans who oddly for them, weren't working overtime at weekends coz they lazy fuckers thru the week and let the work pile up.
oh the looks i got, they coulda killed... if they coulda been arsed.