It is

If you lean into a ball on the goal line and it strikes your arm it’s obviously a penalty

But for some reason lots of people are saying ‘but the arm is in a natural position!’, ignoring the bit where it moved towards the ball deliberately

Posted By: SCC 28 on August 19th 2025 at 13:28:05

Message Thread

The Leeds pen is a debate? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 09:31:00
- Doesn’t it need to be intentional to be an offence? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 19, 15:38:12
  - Yes he intended to move his arm towards the ball (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 20:11:11
    - The law literally says the offence requires it to be deliberate though (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 19, 20:30:33
      - Yes he moved his arm towards the ball (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 21:34:03
        
        And yes not meaning to do it is irrelevant (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 21:36:41
        
        What? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 19, 21:52:47
        
        He intended to move towards the ball that’s it (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 21:56:52
        
        Deliberately moved towards the ball? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Aug 19, 21:58:57
        
        100% (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 20, 00:18:43
- Not many on here to be fair. But the law is clear. (Other Football) - norwaay, Aug 19, 12:23:21
  - ‘leaning into it’ is not the same as ‘moving the hand/arm towards the ball’, obviously (Other Football) - Bertie Russell, Aug 19, 13:13:24
    - It is (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 13:28:05
  - Chris Sutton said it was a scandal 🥴 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 12:31:47
    - Professional provocateur. (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Aug 19, 12:41:35
- Crystal clear (n/m) (Other Football) - Mark Barham, Aug 19, 10:43:44
  - Agreed mate (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC Sock Puppet, Aug 19, 11:49:11
- It's like saying there's no such thing as a foul if you're trying to get the ball. (Other Football) - lurd, Aug 19, 10:42:31
  - I will say he was a bit unlucky (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 10:47:19
- Agreed (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 19, 09:50:13
- Yes 100% (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 19, 09:39:43
  - Does the shot being on target make any differences, according to the laws of the game? (n/m) (Other Football) - Bertie Russell, Aug 19, 10:22:15
    - If it was a cross he’s trying to block, it’s still a penalty (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 12:39:00
- It was 100% a handball. (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Aug 19, 09:37:18
  - Rubbish . Years ago defenders never had to hide their hands behind their backs . (Other Football) - MORDENCANARY, Aug 19, 13:26:55
    - If that happens then yeah, shouldn't be a pen. (Other Football) - norwaay, Aug 19, 14:41:33
      - Can’t believe people don’t get this (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Aug 19, 21:37:27

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