Was it match fixing?

>be on a 2v1 breakaway where it's easier to score
>doesn't score

>opponent doesn't aim for the goal but instead slowwwwly aims ball at arm away from side. If I just put my arm down ball's not going anywhere. Ez rite?
>doesn't put it down, gives away penalty instead

Even for a nog Sissoko seems really special desu

so was the 4th goal liverpool scored against barca, its what liverpool do, spurs should have prepared for this

It wasn't match fixing but it was refball. UEFA clearly put a referee that already carried Liverpool to the final last season.

Why does nobody else do this with his arm up in the air?

Just dont have your hand flying out like that in an unnatural position lol

He even points his finger to where exactly he wants Mané to shoot the ball. Fuck this rigged shit I say.

it's very common when a player goes out from his position to signal his teammates to cover it, or when their doubling someone the defender in front of the player will usually signal which side his teammate should cover

But that's wrong, it only became a handball because Sissoko put his arm down, before it hit his armpit, then he brought his hand down on it.
But really if you have your arm stuck in the air like this how are you meant to bring it down if that's what he did and that's what caused the handball

what a delightful selection of seethes for me to peruse in this thread a

he should have brought it down the other way around duh

it wasnt a penalty thats for sure
at that distance, hitting the chest then rolling on to the arm?
the ref's a nonce

It's a penalty under VAR rules, they count any ball contact to the arm as a penalty.

>unnatural position
Wanna know how I can tell you have never played any sport?

no user this is match fixing
youtube.com/watch?v=t5SHrG-Hj00

what about van dijk

Yes it was technically. This was Wengers swan song. He could have bought sissko but instead let Spurs do it because he knew he'd give a penalty away in the final.

This lad had better delivery.

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50% white, it evens out

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That’s funny then cause Llorente scored against City with his arm but that still stands.

that rule isn't applied yet

it wasn't refball but spirit of the sport is fucked when you give a penalty kick to compensate such a "fool".
it's like rich businessmen that will evade their taxes because it's "legal"

It came off his thigh, cope better

It clearly was a disgusting refball. There was no point in watching this ""game"" after that.

Overall, Argentina has produced the best defenders. Italy also

>sissoko sticks out his arm
>it hits his shoulder and arm changing direction, practically stopping in place
>people think this is refball
This is sissokos fault for sticking his arm out in the penalty area, if you ever played football you would know this, why do you think people put their fucking arms behind their back when they try to block a cross or shot

>hits his shoulder
confirmed for not actually watching the game.
At most it hits his armpit stopping it

This is exactly what he was doing. Telling the other defenders to get in the space where he thought the cross was going. This subhuman refugee never played organized sports, so he doesn’t know any better

he actually brings his arm down to stop the ball...

words are enough to explain yourself, pointing at everything became the new meme

no he brings his arm down to show he tried to remove his arm

He ruled exactly according to how UEFA instructed him to rule it. Unfortunately, UEFA's instructions contradict the laws of the game.
UEFA's new interpretation of the handling rule is if you extend your arms to make your body larger to block a shot or pass, it's handling every time.
This directly contradicts the laws of the game:
resources.fifa.com/image/upload/laws-of-the-game-2018-19.pdf?cloudid=khhloe2xoigyna8juxw3
en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/deliberate
- The definition of the word deliberate is intentional;
- The clear spirit and intent of the phrase "The position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an offense" is that no single hand position is automatically an offense. This implies that the ref's job is to determine the intent of the hand position, since deliberately means intentionally, or with intent.
tl;dr: UEFA's new interpretation of the handling rule directly contradicts the actual language in the handling rule and this is buttfucking retarded.

This is correct. The intent behind his hand's position was nonverbal communication, not blocking a pass or a shot. The play was a handling violation according to UEFA's incorrect interpretation of the laws of the game, but not according to the laws of the game themselves.
The laws of the game also state that distance must be taken into consideration in a potential handling offense situation. 5 feet of distance between kicked ball and contact with the arm is not a reasonable distance for assuming that any motion of the arm was an intentional reaction to the ball being kicked.

>5 feet of distance between kicked ball and contact with the arm is not a reasonable distance for assuming that any motion of the arm was an intentional reaction to the ball being kicked.
This statement applies equally to and

enough cunt
archive.4plebs.org/sp/search/text/the laws of the game/country/us/

his arm was blocking a possible trajectory, that's illegal

His arms raised then he bring into the path of the ball he dun goof’d kid

The end result of your interpretation would be that all defenders would just keep their arms out in the hope of intercepting the ball with their hand.

Incorrect. If defenders started doing that, refs would instantly notice the trend and it would be tremendously easy for referees to determine that the intent of their hand position was to block a shot or pass.
Do you honestly think that Sissoko's hand position, in this particular case, was a ruse and his hand was actually there with the intent of blocking a pass/shot? I don't think you do.

By the way, I actually like UEFA's new interpretation when judged in a context completely separate from the laws of the game. I generally like anything that removes subjective grey area from the rules. I'd be happy to see UEFA's new interpretation applied everywhere... as long as the laws of the game are changed to not contradict it. A blatant logical contradiction can only be the source of future controversy and that's not good for the sport.

Not much of a rule if it can be manipulated so easily.

D'you think anyone at UEFA even cares how much this stupid decision ruined the final? There's no way Liverpool sit back with 35% posession if they haven't scored so early.

>Later in the game Alderweireld tries to close down a Liverpool attack with his hands clasped behind his back
>He looks stupid, and limits his ability to make a challenge
>This is the future of defending with the pathetic 'Unnatural position' interpretation.

Shut it you Jew