This is a very interesting rule, as you might notice only at second glance. First of all, it should be mentioned that this rule – as a second rule alongside the fantastic but unfortunately never applied rule of giving the attacker the benefit of the doubt in offside situations – was enforced and introduced by…
So the game of football is gigantically big. But that doesn’t automatically mean it will always be that big, nor that it couldn’t be bigger. Moreover, it is guaranteed that there will always be attempts to improve it. FIFA officials are also constantly working on this. Everyone will also have ideas for themselves that they…
1) The idea of the rule Once upon a time, in rather dimly remembered times, a rule was introduced that almost directly followed the official introduction of the game of football as a competitive sport: In the case of foul play or handball – both of which are defined within certain limits as to what…
First, a brief summary of what has been worked out so far about foul play. In the chapter “What is a penalty?” a fundamental problem was discussed. This is: An offence should actually be prohibited by the fact that the punishment imposed would have to bring disadvantages to the party committing the offence. This would…
1) A few basic thoughts It is definitely worth taking a closer look at such a large concept. Where does it come from, what did it mean in the past, how has it changed today, what can be called fair play, to what extent is the spectator interested in it, to what extent does the…
1) Introduction to the idea of Fair Play xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Attempt 2 of an introduction As soon as you hear this combination of words in connection with football, you automatically think of England, the mother country of football and also the eponym and originator of this idea. One might think of grand gestures that express purely…
1) Preliminary considerations 1 Apart from offside, the penalty decisions are the most important to support, verify and derive the basic statement. It is about increasing the attractiveness of football by increasing the number of goals, using only the existing rules. The assertion remains that the tendency of interpretation against the attackers is reflected especially…
1) Statistics Here is an example of a rule that was introduced by officials, certainly with the intention of increasing the number of goals. The main purpose of this chapter is to show that other parties – the highest ones in fact – have recognised that there is a shortcoming and that they are trying…
One of the overall key messages remains this one: Football today has become a pure fan sport. For neutral spectators, for pure followers of the game of football, so to speak, it no longer offers enough exciting, beautiful moments, thrilling scenes, great actions or gripping game progressions with, for example, changing leads. The main reason…
Now that it has been deduced where the grievances are seen and where they could come from, in addition to which responsibility towards football exists in order to maintain it in its size and worldwide dominance among the sports, one can understand in the individual sections, partly with very concrete examples, how much this affects…
