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Check page 39 of the laws of the game. Sending off offences: Denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handing the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area)

Mr Dowd was wrong in this instance. It's in black and white on page 115. A goalkeeper cannot be guilty of ANY misconduct relating to a handling offence in the penalty area.

Referee not the most alert? He was right on this occasion. As a goalkeeper, you cannot be cautioned or sent off for handling offences in the penalty area. Handling offences are only punishable by indirect free kick only. For your reference, have a read at page 115 in the LOTG.

Given your description, you were perfectly right not to flag. But when you are judging on this offside decision, think of the two requirements for an offside offence (3rd doesn't really matter in this instance - gaining an advantage), and don't think of him as being active/not active. During...

You'll find that at 14-17 years of age, players are developing into young adults. As a result, they have recently found out that a mouth is not just for firing food into :D. They complain about every decision, are petulant and cheeky, they have an expectation that their actions won't be punished...

Saw this myself. I cannot believe a top level referee has made a mistake as bad as this. A goalkeeper cannot be guilty of any misconduct handling the ball in his penalty area. Indirect free kick only. Not to say it is right in the spirit of the game. They are effectively denying a goal...

But you're still bound by the part in law where it says goalkeepers cannot be guilty of DOGSO by means of deliberate handball in their own penalty area, so it doesn't matter what else the law says about DOGSO. Another similar example is when a player kicks the ball into his own goal from a...

Just to mention; when a substitute enters the field of play without your permission, you caution for unsporting behaviour and not entering the field of play without your permission as has been mentioned earlier. Only players can be cautioned for entering/leaving the field of play without your...