I read somewhere that after Rooney's tumble against Arsenal at OT earlier this year, the ref's were told not to award penalties when the player punts the ball away and then runs deliberately into a challenge, i.e aren't playing the ball but are playing for a foul. Now, based on that you would have to say it was a fair call.
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Posted December 13, 2009 22:23 · last edited March 18, 2021 07:19
I read somewhere that after Rooney's tumble against Arsenal at OT earlier this year, the ref's were told not to award penalties when the player punts the ball away and then runs deliberately into a challenge, i.e aren't playing the ball but are playing for a foul. Now, based on that you would have to say it was a fair call.