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I know I’m a yank but tbh I just plain don’t get penalties etc in I’m sure these dudes get hurt but it seems to go way beyond basketball/drawing the foul type stuff. The rolling around on the ground is def part of why a lot of US sports fans don’t take soccer seriously. I’m assuming I don’t understand this. But would anyone care to explain it?

Paul Redfern

@thetopofmyvoice 4/5 4..(cont). The idea, these days, in a legalistic pursuit of consistency, is to make referee's decision-making as discretion-free as possible. Meaning that ref's are now given a checklist & if an action ticks a box on that list, a foul must be awarded regardless of intent (you see that most clearly in handball - there's no 'accidental handball' any more). In FIFA's ideal world, refereeing would be all done by AI.