The first two were definitely fouls. The player is trying to shield the ball, not trying to "draw a foul". And the second one, the defender clearly goes straight through the forwards knee before even coming close to the ball. All ball? Yeah right

The last one should be "Play On" (Advantage) because both the yellow and red player have equal opportunity to take possession of the ball. The hold was not mere enough to call for a DK (Direct Kick). I would play on unless one of the players was on top of the other player trying to receive the ball. Then we have a push penalty with IDK.

40 yr player (Center back, holding mid and GK), 10 yr coach, 5 yr ref here. I agree with Jeff Kuta on not necessarily taking the opinions in the video as definitive refereeing guidance. A great resource is MNSRC Podcast with in depth analysis and training developed by State Dir of Assessment, FIFA Inspector, State Ref Admin, State Dir of Instruction. Now for my .02. #1 - absolute PK. The "defender is in good position" has no bearing on the later foul. "The player celebrates?" I disagree as well that this is a definitive tell. As a player, if I know I have been fouled and the ref calls it a PK, I might celebrate a bit as well. Likewise if I take a dive (which I do not consider this to be for reasons I'll talk about in a second) and a PK is called, I might celebrate also. If we are solely analyzing reactions, the defender (nor his teammates) doesn't seem terribly shocked or upset when the PK is called. Now to the foul which is really the only way to analyze a play. The attacker creates a small amount of space off of a quick move resulting in a roughly shoulder to shoulder opportunity for the ball. The attacker is beginning to attempt to put his body between the ball and the defender when the defender commits to a tackle (pretty common shield). The attacker is struck by the sliding defender and contact is only made by the defender on the attacker. The worst part that I saw was the defender raising his right leg after the trip in a continued attempt to contact the attacker. This is an unnatural follow through and demonstrates a deliberate foul. PK - no card (which is presumably what the red player/attacker teammate talking to the referee afterward was about. Careless trip. Not reckless.

Thanks for uploading, v helpful

there was nothing wrong with the gk's (manuel neuer's) knee near the end as it's the technique we are taught towards catching the ball to protect ourselves. if he didn't lift his leg as a shield the attacker would have hit his flat legs and made him tip onto his head which then would have been a serious foul.

I think some people need to take a ref class, or several.

the first foul is a penalty, the attacker has every right to put his leg there to protect the ball that he is in possession of.

@1:45 Under the current directives,this play is NOT an offside violation.

Very good bro!

Bro i need help with #14 i kick the ball when no one is too close and the other guy says its a foul ( we dont have a ref ). Could you make a video showing some examples of fair play and fouls regarding #14 thank you.

@7:35 Only if the player (#14) didn't touch #23 it is a dangerous play. Attention: a dangerous play (so an indirect free-kick) can be whistled only if there isn't any contact between the players.

for everyone confused about the first example: red initiates the contact. white is going for the ball. red hits players leg by moving his leg towards the white players leg. if his leg was already in that position shielding you're correct its a penalty. but it wasn't he was moving it there and therefore red initiates the contact by virtue of moving to where he wants to shield. theres a good video from some California ref instructor that breaks down similar situations. this is what Fifa wants.

Neuer does not commit a foul in the penalty area. He used his knee for his own protection. The call was a throw in for Argentina after Higuain was given medical attention

This vid is really helpful and thank u. I just started soccer and i play really well, however idk wtf they talk abt half the time so this helped out alot

Useful one

Don't agree with first DOGSO. The keeper doesn't touch the player and arguably there were 2 defenders who might have saved the goal and the attacker.

my referee association chairman has many good phrases, one being, :- did he win the ball... was there contact? in case one, answer is no he did not and yes there was, penalty....

Did he even make contact at 5:51?

At 3:00 does that apply to both hands or just one hand?

Nice

can a yellow card be "awarded"?

The first DOGSO example is a total dive LOL

thanks you. exactly what I was looking for. very informative. I'm new to soccer, and was interested to see if I did anything wrong.

At 1:09 the defender definitely hits his knee first then the ball. Wrong call, even though he did touch the ball as opposed to his foot.

I am a referee and I completely disagree with the first example of the video. The player may use his leg to protect the ball. Clearly a foul.

So many fouls here could be prevented. But some team are alouding their players to do whatever it takes to win the game and this is putting the players in danger. That fouls by the goalkeeper hitting the players head should be considered a crime in soccer once he could kill that players. Why so many players act stupid like that ? Why not play safety so kids see that and want to play soccer. Some of this fouls will scare kids and parents from soccer. Just remember that fouls can be prevented. Play safety y'all please?

The first two were fouls. The first offside was *not* offside because the defender intentionally played (but misplayed) the ball. That was not a deflection. Referees, *do not* use this video as an example of what to call.

I don't agree with play 1. A player is entitled to put his leg in a position to protect the ball from the defender. In real time play it looks like a clear foul.

Don't agree with non intentional deflection. He clearly attempts to control the ball bit doesn't. It's an intentional touch.

5:05

It is called football

This is the problem with soccer, they've made the rules to complex. If you are offside when you receive the ball, you should be offside, like in the old days. What the hell does "interfering with the play" mean? Why does offside not apply on a throw in but it does on a free kick? Why is charging allowed from the sides but not the front or back? Why is it illegal to strip the goalie of the ball if he has 2 hands touching, but not if the ball is on the ground or in the event where he is about to release it for a kick? Why can't a player pass the ball back to his own goalie's hands? (Stupidest rule of them all, goalies are allowed to use their hands but not if they get a back pass. It's just stupid. You are either allowed to use your hands or your not. Of course to make this rule even stupider if you head the ball back to the goalie or it deflects, well then hands are allowed, but no passes. Stupid.) Is a hand ball intentional or not? How the heck can you tell? They already had all the proper rules of soccer figured out 75 years ago, and all the changes have just been twits who think they are smarter than the people who invented the game.

I hope you are just being sarcastic in this video. Otherwise, it is really harmful video. If you are a referee please do not try to educate anyone lol. In the first incident, obviously the player tries to award a penalty by shielding the ball and then he celebrates, because why wouldn't he? How can you be a referee if you are not empathize with a player? Naturally he celebrates it, not because of fooling the ref. Also if you still think that he celebrates it because of awarding a penalty, why would he demonstrate the joy of this if he really trying to fool you. Just think a little. Third position is also definitely a penalty, the player in yellow shirt step on the black shirted player's ankle for god's sake, how can you call this a ''dive''?

2:15 is completely wrong. If player receives the ball from an opponent while being in offside, offside must be called, because the player is obviously gaining an advantage (being involved in active play) by being in offside position.

And punching someone in the nuts is a red card but it feels good