No it wasn’t you’re right. I was not saying it was. In fact I didn’t comment on the decision made by the ref. Merely I corrected the fact there’s no longer obstruction in the laws of football and reasoning behind the term being removed.
Then you and others started saying there’s different laws...
No they are not.
The first ‘universal’ football Laws were drawn up in 1863 and in 1886
The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) was founded by the four British football associations (The FA, Scottish FA, FA of Wales and Irish FA) as the worldwide body with sole responsibility for...
I am quoting the change of the law to help define the shielding of the ball out of play. This changed a few years ago as shielding the ball can be considered as obstructing the opponent from getting it but is obviously allowed. The act of impeding hasn’t changed but the ambiguity of using the...
Sorry way out of date. If you wish to quote please make sure it the latest edition.
It is now.
IMPEDING THE PROGRESS OF AN OPPONENT WITHOUT CONTACT
Impeding the progress of an opponent means moving into the opponent’s path to obstruct, block, slow down or force a change of direction when the...