Has there ever been a game where a player or the ref has needed to use the restroom during gameplay?
537359
I vote this The Best Question LoL
1090761
A great way to think about it came from the game commentators.  A hand ball is called if "the hand plays the ball", not when "the ball plays the hand".  Just a gut call from the ref.  Intentional or not intentional?
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No, it has only been allowed since the 2001-2002 season, when they took the following determinations:\n1-Eliminated all existing illegal defense guidelines. \n2-Established a defensive 3-second rule, limiting the amount of time a defensive player may stand in the lane when he is not closely guarding someone. \n3-Reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds the amount of time a team will have to advance the ball past midcourt.\n4-Eliminated touch fouls by allowing brief contact initiated by a defensive player if it does not impede the progress of the player with the ball. \n\nHope this clarifies your doubts.
988513
graham poll\ncantalejo luis\nThe egypt guy ref-ing for the aust vs japan match
423356
There is a difference between when a player going to ground when there has been zero contact (eg. Arsenal's Robert Pires against Portsmouth last season)and when a player is nudged/tripped/leant-into/had his shirt pulled and he decides to make the most of it (eg. England's Michael Owen against Argentina in World Cup 98).\n\nThe former can be classed as 'diving' and the latter as 'over-reacting'.\n\nMost would argue that this is a problem in the modern game - simply because it's irritating to see. Diving will continue to be rife until the day FIFA give referees a zero-tolerance mandate to clamp down on this kind of thing. \n\nUntil players realise that they'll get a red card for diving, there will be no incentive for them to stop.
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Figo will be suspended for at least one game, probably more. If you remember 2 years ago in euro 2004 Italy's Totti was caught by the camera spitting on a danish opponent. No one saw this in regulation time as it was well behind the play, but fifa studied the tapes and discovered this incident. He was suspended for 3 games. Im thinking a head butt is worse than that.
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Yes, he does!  Not only does he sit out the rest of that game, he also has to sit out the following game.  You can also get suspended for accumulating too many yellow cards in consecutive matches.
829612
A send off rule would be crushing to the game.  It would waste time trying to get the player off the field.  In high school ball, a player is sent off automatically after a caution untill the next sub opportunity (free substitution).  The game would move slower and the opposing team will get an advantage.  \nAs far as harrasing officials, it should stop.  The laws of the game state that only the captain of the team may question a call.  If this was taken seriously, and dissenting players cautioned, we may be able to at least fake some respect for the referee.  \n\nSome time ago there was actually a "blue" card.  It was a card that sent a player off for the rest of the current game, but did not effect the next game.
714899
No ref?How exactly do you win then...just curious.
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90 minutes (plus extra time depends on how long the refree had to stop the game if players are injured etc.)
959571
Yes they can, although they call it "ejecting from the game". This happened a couple of weeks ago in Oakland Raiders @ Seattle Seahawks game. An Oakland player was ejected from the game for putting his knee in the "delicate area" of a Seattle player.
820657
i would run around, tackle the guy with the ball, more than likely get a red card, then take a shower. lol
1092005
the game today was kinda wack with the ref stuff. but i think that if they could sub out refs, that would undermine the ref's authority. also, another problem would come in about who has the right and descretion of removing a ref...and therefore would it be right to remove that person making the decision and so on. \n\nthe ref from today's game though probably wont be making another appearance in these games. this guy was actually suspended 5 years ago for bad calls.
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Like many of the others said, it depends on what level you're playing at.  At the professional level, it'll take a game or match misconduct, waaaay illegal equipment, or something boneheaded like spitting on the ref.\n\nI ref league games by my house and I've thrown people out for hitting me, tripping me, refusing to go to the sin bin, and much more.  I've ejected high schools players for racial slurs, swearing at the opposing coach, and telling me I need glasses.\n\nIf an NHL player told me I need glasses, I'd tell him his wife was a lot of fun last night.\n\nBasically, the higher up the game is, the less likely you'll see an ejection.  High school - frequent.  NHL - rare.  At the lower levels, it's more about babysitting than reffing.
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I'd say sadly there is. I didn't see the Angola/Mexico game, but I watched both of T&T's and found the carding a tad much. Any player from the opposing team who fell and stayed on the ground for more than 2 seconds, seemed to warrant them getting a card. It's football! You're supposed to fall a few times, you're men - GET UP!!!\n\nMeanwhile, with the exception of Yorke (and we can allow him his 2 minutes rest, ahem) most Trini players were like balls (npi) - they fell, they rolled, they got up again and kept playing!
106657
Badminton uses a judge I think. I think Volletball does as well. Tennis may also have a judge to watch the net and serves. Not 100% on this. Football has the Refferee but also has a back judge, line judge, field judge and side judges. Each official in American football watches a different part of the field to ensure no penalties take place. They are usually very good about their jobs except during Superbowls like this last catastrophe Superbowl 40. YUCK!!!!
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This reminded me of the time Randy Moss walked out on his team with 2 seconds left in a Viking game not too long ago.\n\nI don't think AI should be suspended, or fined.