The Football Thread - 17/18 Season

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The Fury said:

Irony, I went to the pub to get out the house as my internet and TV are broke. Didn't want to watch Liverpool so watched the RM PSG game, I left before RM scored those extra 2 goals. :P

Anyway, question to all.

Neymar dived but wasn't carded. It is because it was in the middle of the park?

This middle of the park effect is odd sometimes and it's like, even though fouls would be the same, Refs take into account where the foul is. For example, a bad foul would see a in the middle but only a yellow and a penalty in the box. Yet a on purpose handball in the box may receive a yellow (if it wasn't a literal block) but in the middle of the park, just a foul.

i'm busy right now to check the rules, there might be one there. I also think it has to do with the game getting out of control. Refs usually give more or less yellows to control escalating violence or a violent ambient in the game, sometimes they just forgive some of those so players don't lose their temper.