I'm still amazed Giroud didn't get sent off for this. He didn't even get a yellow. Switzerland defender Steve von Bergen was forced off in the fifth minute, after being kicked in the face by French striker Olivier Giroud.
Cautionable offences A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences: • unsporting behaviour • dissent by word or action • persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game • delaying the restart of play • failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in • entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission • deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
Sending-off offences A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the following seven offences: • serious foul play • violent conduct • spitting at an opponent or any other person • denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) • denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick • using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures • receiving a second caution in the same match
Going off of this he can't be booked unless he's already committed a number of offences and is considered to be persistently infringing the laws
He could see red for serious foul play or violent conduct but either of those would be harsh for an accident
Cautionable offences A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences: • unsporting behaviour • dissent by word or action • persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game • delaying the restart of play • failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in • entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission • deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
Sending-off offences A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the following seven offences: • serious foul play • violent conduct • spitting at an opponent or any other person • denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) • denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick • using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures • receiving a second caution in the same match
Going off of this he can't be booked unless he's already committed a number of offences and is considered to be persistently infringing the laws
He could see red for serious foul play or violent conduct but either of those would be harsh for an accident
Looks like a free kick and a warning to me
This doesn't look right. According to this, there is no yellow card, for a "bad" foul.
Cautionable offences A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences: • unsporting behaviour • dissent by word or action • persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game • delaying the restart of play • failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in • entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission • deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
Sending-off offences A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the following seven offences: • serious foul play • violent conduct • spitting at an opponent or any other person • denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) • denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick • using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures • receiving a second caution in the same match
Going off of this he can't be booked unless he's already committed a number of offences and is considered to be persistently infringing the laws
He could see red for serious foul play or violent conduct but either of those would be harsh for an accident
Looks like a free kick and a warning to me
This doesn't look right. According to this, there is no yellow card, for a "bad" foul.
I did wonder about that but it's a c&p from the fifa laws of the game and is exactly the same in the FA version
Cautionable offences A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences: • unsporting behaviour • dissent by word or action • persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game • delaying the restart of play • failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick or throw-in • entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission • deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
Sending-off offences A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the following seven offences: • serious foul play • violent conduct • spitting at an opponent or any other person • denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area) • denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick • using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures • receiving a second caution in the same match
Going off of this he can't be booked unless he's already committed a number of offences and is considered to be persistently infringing the laws
He could see red for serious foul play or violent conduct but either of those would be harsh for an accident
Looks like a free kick and a warning to me
This doesn't look right. According to this, there is no yellow card, for a "bad" foul.
I did wonder about that but it's a c&p from the fifa laws of the game and is exactly the same in the FA version
I suspect a bad foul comes under unsporting behaviour.
Under unsporting behaviour there are sub categories like reckless play, foul tackle, tripping, pulling and aggressive attitude so this incident I feel would go under this. I certainly would have cautioned Giroud but as regards a red - no as there's no intention to injure the opponent but having the foot that high is reckless IMO.
What amazes me is the amount of overhead kicks that go unpunished when a defender is nearby , the only way the defender gets a free kick is if he puts his head amongst it and gets it kicked !
Can get sent off for violent conduct, serious foul play, foul/abusive language, and two yellow cards.
There is something wrong with a sport (and probably wider society too) that considers having a potty mouth to be a worse crime than being a danger to others.
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It not like he was out on the wing trying to keep the ball in play
it's a dangerous high foot
Can get sent off for violent conduct, serious foul play, foul/abusive language, and two yellow cards.
A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the
following seven offences:
• unsporting behaviour
• dissent by word or action
• persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game
• delaying the restart of play
• failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner
kick, free kick or throw-in
• entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee’s permission
• deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
Sending-off offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the
following seven offences:
• serious foul play
• violent conduct
• spitting at an opponent or any other person
• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity
by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within
his own penalty area)
• denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving
towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a
penalty kick
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
• receiving a second caution in the same match
Going off of this he can't be booked unless he's already committed a number of offences and is considered to be persistently infringing the laws
He could see red for serious foul play or violent conduct but either of those would be harsh for an accident
Looks like a free kick and a warning to me
Unfortunate accident no more. Yellow at most.
Have seen lots of red cards for this over the years.