PinnerPaul
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That's why I come on here, you learn something new (nearly!) every day.FKs are different from corners though, in that regard. A corner is a technical restart, but a FK is meant to 'make good' the opportunity that would have existed if a foul hadn't occurred. In my mind this is then a restart that must take place, otherwise it would make sense for any side trying to cling onto a scoreline to foul the opponent repeatedly until time runs out.
This came up in one of the FA Cup games last week too I think, where a goal was scored following a FK after the minimum added time had elapsed. I know the manager was furious about it. You can see why at first glance but I think this does make sense when you think about it.
Excellent stuff, thanks, I'll use that line of reasoning if it ever comes up in one of my games.