England v Czeh

[Ciley Myrus]

Up there with the most bewildering of pk's of all time

Stinking decision from the ref, a guess, and an abomination of one at that.

 

[es1]

I'm not so, and am erring on the side of pen. Outside the box that's a foul every day. Number 6 most at fault

 

[Ciley Myrus]

I'm not so, and am erring on the side of pen. Outside the box that's a foul every day. Number 6 most at fault

The England player finds his path blocked and throws himself into the two defenders, is cheating, absolute cheating.
There is no actual foul.

Joe Cole summed it up, he said, there is no foul but it looked like one

Decieving the referee, cheating,

 

[es1]

Nah don't agree. I just think they block him off/sandwich him. He's always going to try and hurdle it to get to the ball and that's where number 6 takes his legs out

 

[Sheffields Finest]

Not a pen in the memory of man!!!

 

[RustyRef]

Strange one, but a pen for me. The number 2 in particular has just completely blocked Sterling off, made no attempt to play the ball, and impeding with contact equals direct free kick.

 

[Ciley Myrus]

Nobody committs a foul!
Sterling is the one who initiates the contact by hurling himself into the defenders!

There is no foul.

Blocking off! Your allowed to stand where you wish on the park, what you cant have then is Sterling flying into you!!

 

[es1]

Nobody committs a foul!
Sterling is the one who initiates the contact by hurling himself into the defenders!

There is no foul.

Blocking off! Your allowed to stand where you wish on the park, what you cant have then is Sterling flying into you!!

He intentionally steps across sterling's path to block him though

 

[Justylove]

No pen for me

 

[Ciley Myrus]

Nah don't agree. I just think they block him off/sandwich him. He's always going to try and hurdle it to get to the ball and that's where number 6 takes his legs out

There is no contact anywhere near legs!
Block, i disagree but i can see the reasoning

 

[Ciley Myrus]

He intentionally steps across sterling's path to block him though

Nothing says you cant do that! There is no foul

 

[JamesL]

Impeding progress of opponent? We can argue contact but an offence has been committed for me.

 

[es1]

There is no contact anywhere near legs!
Block, i disagree but i can see the reasoning

Yeah no leg on leg, it's more hip to leg!

Fair enough...opinions innit! 2 for 2 against already! The studio was split as well and they're all England fans

 

[Ciley Myrus]

Impeding progress of opponent? We can argue contact but an offence has been committed for me.

All I see is Sterling waist height throwing himself into the defenders

Maybe looks diff on Stv..

 

[MattTheRef]

Where else does Sterling go in that scenario?

 

[RustyRef]

The attacker is running in towards goal and a defender, or arguably two defenders, run across him. That is the whole definition of impeding and I'm not really sure what Sterling could do, would you expect him to just stop running and go "OK then guys, you've beat me"?

 

[QuaverRef]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1109193368171630592

This angle sells it for me. What does anyone expect Sterling to do in this scenario? 2 defenders blocking him off, one sticking an arm across him. If that happens anywhere else on the pitch we’re giving a foul. Penalty for me

 

[Sheffields Finest]

Yet another PON scenario.... a self generated foul IMO!!!

 

[one]

Foul for careless tripping by the second Czech player for me. He missed the ball and ended up tripping Sterling. I don't call the first player impeding as the ball is within playing distance and Sterling is not held off. Its a legal shield. No way this is a dive for me.

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Tripping here:

 

[Ciley Myrus]

Where else does Sterling go in that scenario?

Anywhere that does not involve throwimg himself into the defenders.