Quarter Final 1: Spain vs Germany live from the Stuttgart Arena. ITV1 5pm.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Good decision.

[DJ]

That IS a pen. Taylor... words fail

[Icy]

With current stupid rules I admit it should have been penalty.

[JJ72]

Just now, Andrew_ said:

People calling for a penalty. Wtf 

Games gone if that's handball. 

[martinji]

absolutely not a pen, delighted not given

[dafuge]

Never a penalty

[ceefax the cat]

Ball gets smashed at point blank range into the arm of some hapless defender who knows nothing about it, and everyone starts appealing. I hate it so so much. Surely not too long until the law gets revised and we stop ruining game after game (and particularly big, close ones) with this dogmatic, anti-sporting nonsense.

[Rob1981]

No pen   But they give the one against Denmark.

Make it make sense.

[Haguey]

It shouldn't be a penalty but that is where the frustration with consistency comes in, because in previous games that has been given as one

[WillHoward42]

Regardless of intent, illegal part of the body has touched the ball and stopped a goal scoring opportunity, has to be a penalty

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

Just now, Andrew_ said:

People calling for a penalty. Wtf 

Those were given everytime in this tournament after looking at the video. Very arrogant to refuse to take a look

[ceefax the cat]

1 minute ago, JJ72 said:

Games gone if that's handball. 

The problem is - the game IS gone because that, according to the law, probably is a handball.

[Yuko]

lol wtf are you guy on about? 

 

Hope England gets the same treatment tomorrow and see the same people scream their keyboards off after such a terrible decision

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

1 minute ago, JJ72 said:

Games gone if that's handball. 

Games gone if that's not looked at.

[JJ72]

Just now, WillHoward42 said:

Regardless of intent, illegal part of the body has touched the ball and stopped a goal scoring opportunity, has to be a penalty

Or the ball was smashed at close range at the side of the player which is where your arm is.

[Andrew_]

Just now, The Amazing Dale Watkins said:

Those were given everytime in this tournament after looking at the video. Very arrogant to refuse to take a look

Refuse to take a look? Eh?

[Icondacarver]

Christina Unkel is so great with the explanations. Going from her back to the commentators sounds like an adult back to children.

[Andrew_]

Just now, The Amazing Dale Watkins said:

Games gone if that's not looked at.

It was looked at. Obviously.

[Weezer]

Is there anybody left that hasn’t been booked?

[EnterUsernameHere]

McCoist talking nonsense, Kimmich isn't even trying to play the ball there.

[georginho_juventusygr]

Should have been red for Kimmich.

[Haguey]

Yeah they have obviously checked it because they are all checked, and they have decided its fine  

If I speak etc

[JJ72]

Just now, Andrew_ said:

It was looked at. Obviously.

Got to criticise the ref. He's English 

[DJ]

Another card missed. Ridiculous

[WillHoward42]

Just now, JJ72 said:

Or the ball was smashed at close range at the side of the player which is where your arm is.

But his arm and hand has stopped a goal scoring opportunity. I said, regardless of intent.

[Icondacarver]

1 minute ago, The Amazing Dale Watkins said:

Those were given everytime in this tournament after looking at the video. Very arrogant to refuse to take a look

When was a ball touching a hand that was at the players side and also behind his body given?

[Vynal Seven]

2 minutes ago, Icondacarver said:

Christina Unkel is so great with the explanations. Going from her back to the commentators sounds like an adult back to children.

It’s amazing what a difference someone who knows what they’re talking about makes. 

[Weezer]

Kroos moaning that Spain aren’t stopping because he’s got a bit of cramp? Get outta here!

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

Just now, Icondacarver said:

When was a ball touching a hand that was at the players side and also behind his body given?

You didnt see the same replay apparently. That arm was far away from the body 

[GunmaN1905]

At least we're guaranteed not to watch Taylor ref in this tournament anymore.

[JJ72]

1 minute ago, WillHoward42 said:

But his arm and hand has stopped a goal scoring opportunity. I said, regardless of intent.

You.know it isn't a foul everytime the ball touches the hand or arm don't you?

[craigcwwe]

2 minutes ago, Weezer said:

Is there anybody left that hasn’t been booked?

Just the officials themselves now I think. 

[Haguey]

Yeah okay it would have been extremely harsh to give that  But you expect them to give them based on the tournament so far...

[TalkSport]

Never a pen. Arms down by his side. The fact the rules are so stupid has meant Cucarella had to pull his arms inwards, because if he left them in the natural position, it would’ve been a pen if it hit the arm in the position before.

[Andrew_]

Just now, The Amazing Dale Watkins said:

You didnt see the same replay apparently. That arm was far away from the body 

I don't think any of us saw the replay you did tbf

[craigcwwe]

13 bookings now. 

[ceefax the cat]

Was it behind his body? Looked like he made no effort to keep it by his side and I've seen plenty of those given. The law is just so so fv<king 5hit and nobody was complaining when it was 'deliberate or not' or something very much along those lines. They've created a game-ruining bug out of nowhere

[enigmatic]

the refereeing analyst was excellent for the penalty shout (assuming she isn't making up a defence of the officials as she goes along)

said there was a new(ish) directive that those kind of hand positions should be ruled OK because although the hand is away from his body it's sticking out behind him so it's not making his silhouette bigger (from the point of view of a player shooting, it's no making any more of an obstruction than if his hand is by his side)

If that's a new directive it's a sensible one. But yeah, definitely seen them given.

[Rio_V]

1 minute ago, GunmaN1905 said:

At least we're guaranteed not to watch Taylor ref in this tournament anymore.

Why is that? If he gets a quarter he is done?

[TalkSport]

Taylor such a **** referee  

[Rio_V]

Just now, TalkSport said:

Never a pen. Arms down by his side. The fact the rules are so stupid has meant Cucarella had to pull his arms inwards, because if he left them in the natural position, it would’ve been a pen if it hit the arm in the position before.

Whether it is or isn’t it never ever should be. Madness to call something like that. 

[GunmaN1905]

Just now, Rio_V said:

Why is that? If he gets a quarter he is done?

If they actually give him another game after this disaster, then idk.

He's taken himself out of contention for the final (if England doesnt make it) with this performance.

[The Amazing Dale Watkins]

Now he stops the game 

[Ty]

The state of that  

[WillHoward42]

1 minute ago, JJ72 said:

You.know it isn't a foul everytime the ball touches the hand or arm don't you?

Yes. But it has stopped a goal scoring opportunity. Third time I’ve had to say this. 

[Darren Moores Mum]

Pathetic behaviour

[georginho_juventusygr]

Get up. Come on. 

[Smaldini]

Absolutely pathetic.

[CFuller]

McCoist thinks Nacho should be executed in front of his family for that. 

[GunmaN1905]

Modern football is actually so boring without proper strikers.

All these ball-playing defenders with no physicality would be destroyed by proper target men.