Dale Johnson's tweet - "That is NOT a penalty and is literally in the IFAB directory of what ISN'T a penalty. It can only be a penalty if it's a deliberate act. This image is from the IFAB. "

@DaleJohnsonESPN | 65,429 followers

That is NOT a penalty and is literally in the IFAB directory of what ISN'T a penalty.

It can only be a penalty if it's a deliberate act.

This image is from the IFAB.

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Total of 220 replies and 243 quotes found

Ben Mabley（ベン・メイブリー）

@BenMabley

IFAB（国際サッカー評議会）のガイドラインにこの画像があり、この状況で体の下の手か腕にボールが当たればハンドではないとはっきり定評されている。

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Paul Worton

@paul_worton

But his arm is not supporting his body at that point. It’s in the air.

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Mari Lewis

@MariCLewis

This is what I remembered reading! Baffled by that decision given it's something that was explicitly presented on by IFAB.

Hegedűs Henrik

@heinrichnst

Portugál-Uruguay tizenegyes kapcsán 🧐

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Evans Ababio

@amankeve

Why does Portugal always benefit from referees decisions? Where else will his hand be in that position? FIFA again fraud

Mark Halsey

@RefereeHalsey

Very poor decision Dale

Tyrone Marshall

@TyMarshall_MEN

Four or five VAR officials and the referee on the pitch, and none of them know what the rules are. What a mess

Daniel Sperry

@sperrydaniel94

I'm just leaving this here. I can't keep replying to replies with this. It's not a pen. The trailing/bracing arm of a player going to the ground is protected in that scenario. The referee literally doesn't know the rules.

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Hayden

@ironhayden666

Peter Walton has just said that rule about the arm supporting the body went a year ago 🤷🏻‍♂️?

Paul Brennan

@CQN

Please it's not just here this route is a shambles. IFAB/FIFA (and SFA) need to train their referees.

Rafał Muniak

@rafal_muniak

Przepis to jedno, a interpretacja drugie. Dla mnie wydaje się oczywiste, że miał on chronić zawodników interweniujących wślizgiem w walce o piłkę, a nie cwaniaków rzucających się do tyłu na piłkę po dostaniu siaty. To był intencjonalny ruch ręki do piłki i prawidłowy karny

Sam Homewood

@SamHomewood

Dale knows the rules.

Adam Brandon

@AdamBrandon84

VAR working well as ever.

In reply to @ant_alejandro21

CFCDaily

@CFCDaily

Nope

Leslie Singer

@Lexsinger

¿Entonces?

Solace Chukwu

@TheOddSolace

So why in the world was it awarded? Even more concerning, why was the referee advised to go to the monitor at all? That suggests the VAR officials also do not know the rules.

In reply to @andrew_jenn11

Trump & GOP incited the 1/6 U.S. Capitol attack.

@HyperDF

Correct. This is from IFAB, basically the same situation. Not a penalty.

Tomas Janca

@tomas_janca

Nepenalta.

In reply to @StrawHatShonen

Kyle Lowry Apologist

@gnavas103

Its not a pen. Literally

hughkinnear

@hughkinnear1

Surprise, a ref making a mistake that favors a FIFA favorite!

Patryk

@PJetzu

A tak wyśmiewany był Doniec...

Ryan Williams

@RyanSoccerAA

Kind of hard to argue.

Dan

@Danjesmeeth

Again, VAR is only useful if the officials using it aren't complete and utter fucking morons.

Feyenoord Fan

@JusventusFC

yikes

Map Enjoyer

@300Zparta

Ref had a smirk on after the monitor he had an adrenaline rush and wanted the highlight. Sad

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

JJR

@Rimbeux

Shocking. Not even difficult

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Robert Inglis

@ralf1972

Is that an old pic as Peter Walton on tv there said that supporting arm rule no longer exists.

In reply to @somefilmstudies

Mark Grogan

@somefilmstudies

Literally not a pen…

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Ben Whites Sunbed

@QuagmiresPants

Defo a penalty.

Berkcan 🇸🇪

@thfcbekots

PENALDO LOBBY...

In reply to @mellamodev

David

@DavidTHFC3

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Rwany Sibaja

@RwanySibaja

👇

Philip Galati IV

@philipgalati4

Was looking for this exact image. This is the one they showed us this year to re-certify for a referee badge. Did it touch his hand? Yes. But by letter of the CURRENT law, it is NOT a penalty.

In reply to @BigNonVeganDave

Thor

@thorbjornjack

Usually lean on the side of VAR having improved certain elements of the game, though its shortcomings are often exposed, BUT this is as bad as it gets.

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Anthony Muthara🇰🇪

@Anthony_Muthara

Karma is coming for Uruguay for what they did to Ghana in 2014. In my country we say 'siku ya nyani kufa miti yote huteleza' i wont bother translating. Ghana is going through.

In reply to @alanshearer

Graham Wright

@gnw626

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narradora confiável

@_putindesaias

pic.twitter.com/0URZ0KlwPI

Dani

@naphtrax

Bro we FIRMLY established this already 😂😂😂

In reply to @anna_woodberry

Anna Woodberry

@anna_woodberry

Ref has gone against the rule book there twitter.com/DaleJohnsonESP…

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Tom W

@porksandhenry

Only thing would say is are we saying hypothetically if he was on the goal line and it hit his hand in identical fashion a pen wouldn't be given?

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

SalSly

@SalSly888

GoDfAtHeR👑

@arnold_gh

From today’s match I realised that not all referees are intelligent enough to know all fifa rules off-head.👍🏾

Darragh

@Darraghv99

Cry more pic.twitter.com/fWKEK7upCj

Luciano

@tense78

Mira @JPVarsky

RidwanuLLAh

@Itz_Realone

Portugal and Ojoro 🤝

In reply to @DaleJohnsonESPN

Samuel

@asfarasdelgados

Amazing decision

garra charrúa enthusiast 🇺🇾

@rorysalad

Another Peter Walton masterclass I see

Loor Las

@LoorLas

Well 🤷‍♂️

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Toye

@toye_xo

Rest

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PsychEdMutant 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@dudulives24

they need that playing through on the monitors they watch the latest incident on.

In reply to @pepul_93

Mike Diaz de Leon

@MDiazdeLeon15

@pepul_93 🤷‍♂️

Oskar

@IchigoProp

It’s a pen in my book

Dan Cook

@DanCook94

I am absolutely shocked the referees do not know their own laws

Pablo J.

@PabloJotaa

Segundo penal que le regalan a ese equipo horrible

stephen

@sbwalker62

Dear god. Portugal benefitting from officiating you say???? Well I for one am SHOCKED

In reply to @wwfcscott

ຮς๏ŧŧ

@wwfcscott

Imagine thinking its a penalty, their own rule states that it should not be given.

Dan (2023 version)

@DanWrexham

Absolute fucking farce

In reply to @orhunt

Owain

@orhunt

oh so it’s not and they’re not, cool twitter.com/dalejohnsonesp…

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Andy Man City Fan TV

@AviationBlue

Peter Walton said that law was removed 12 months ago.

In reply to @AdamJSmithy

Adam Sweeney

@AdamWSweeney

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Chuck

@Chuckyvanse

You forgot the disclaimer at the bottom where it’s a pen if it involves Ronaldo’s Portugal

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Devlin

@LFCDevlin

Thats from a cross tho Bruno’s was from a dribble. Also, Gimenez’ hand was floating and not supporting him (yet)

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@M_Fran6

Lol

idk what to write here.

@carlospfcb

Es que ni con VAR hacen buen trabajo los arbitros.

ADIL_LAK

@ADIL_LAK

Even DALE disagrees with the decision..

marz #FPL

@marz05

Ref had no balls to say no to VAR! Very harsh

In reply to @TScorpio

TScorpio

@TScorpio

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Neil Cooper

@NCHammer1980

🤣🤣🤣

Officials have it rough but they really don't help themselves sometimes....

Mason

@doct_91

How is he supposed to fall then . Poor refereeing #PortugalvsUruguay

ALIvier Giroud

@LifeAfterRvP

LOL

Midnight Voodoo Pope

@Jay_DBN

smh

Obi wan...

@Courtnobi

Didnt Walton just say they removed that about a year ago?

Lee Brown

@LeeGTFC

It's so poor that these decisions are made by onfield referees, but when there's multiple people seeing it again, over and over on a montor and still get it wrong you wonder what's the point in it all #VAR