Watching Dunk's free-kick again made me wonder if the new law on attackers not being allowed to be within a metre of the wall has ever actually been enforced. I think Burn was a metre away, and the wall moved towards him - but has it ever been penalised yet?
Law 13: "Where three or more defending team players form a ‘wall’, all attacking team players must remain at least 1 m (1 yd) from the ‘wall’ until the ball is in play."
"If, when a free kick is taken, an attacking team player is less than 1 m (1 yd) from a ‘wall’ formed by three or more defending team players, an indirect free kick is awarded."
And if not - was it a pointless change?
Law 13: "Where three or more defending team players form a ‘wall’, all attacking team players must remain at least 1 m (1 yd) from the ‘wall’ until the ball is in play."
"If, when a free kick is taken, an attacking team player is less than 1 m (1 yd) from a ‘wall’ formed by three or more defending team players, an indirect free kick is awarded."
And if not - was it a pointless change?
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