"clear foul anywhere else on the pitch"

...is one of the most annoying things people now say when justifying some ridiculous penalty claims.

The action of playing the game, kicking the ball etc sometimes mean you will get physical contact with each other. It doesn't mean everything is a foul, even if someone took a photo showing the physical contact.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 15th 2026 at 16:12:35

Message Thread

How was this not a pen?! (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 14:05:31
- That’s the danger of a still image. In reality great save and definitely not a penalty. (n/m) (Other Football) - Boyer, Apr 15, 18:46:50
- Never a pen (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Apr 15, 18:11:23
- Could've killed him (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Apr 15, 15:18:15
- That’s a match report with a photo (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 15:07:01
  - Just a collision (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 15:09:54
    - He raises his foot towards his head. Clear foul anywhere else on the pitch (n/m) (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 15:58:11
      - "clear foul anywhere else on the pitch" (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 16:12:35
        
        Yes of course there is physical contact but you don't get a free pass (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 17:27:34
        
        The fact that even *Barcelona* didn't appeal for a foul, not even monetarily (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 17:30:03
        
        Maybe they were more worried about him being ok? (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 18:23:57
        
        *momentarily*, rather (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 17:30:19
      - He’s making a save (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 16:06:09
        
        I was watching on TV and thought it was a pen in real time (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 17:29:41
        
        *shot up towards his face* (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 17:33:32
        
        If you kick the ball and follow through into someone's legs then that is usually a foul (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 18:25:12
        
        It's arguable that he heads his foot, rather than the keeper kicking his head (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Apr 15, 18:12:04
        
        The twitter account that posted the video seems to think it was a foul (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 18:27:02
        
        Which is why they’ll have posted it (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 20:32:11
        
        His foot isn’t high, he’s in the process of making a save (and gets the ball) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Apr 15, 20:19:55
        
        I'm not saying it should be a foul for high foot (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Apr 15, 20:53:05
        
        There was nothing reckless about it (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 15, 22:26:42
    - Head to foot all day long (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Apr 15, 15:48:24
- He was in the process of making a (really good) save and that was part of the movement (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 15, 14:21:59
- Clearly AI (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Apr 15, 14:21:22

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