Premier League admits: Man City’s goal vs Aston Villa was offside. The Premier League has changed the interpretation of the offside law following Manchester City’s controversial opening goal against Aston Villa last week. The Premier League had said after the game that “Rodri has not gained an advantage, he has not committed an offside offence and play should be allowed to continue. Rodri legitimately took possession of the ball from Mings, starting the attack which resulted in the goal.”
Rodri, running back from a clear offside position, won the ball off Tyrone Mings before setting up Bernardo Silva to score. It came at a crucial point in the game, with the score at 0-0 in the 79th minute, and City went on to win 2-0. But now the Premier League has admitted that allowing a goal in such circumstances is not in the sprit of the game as the law intended.
Allowing the goal, a decision that was confirmed by the VAR, caused significant debate and discussion and led to Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body that controls referees in the Premier League, to seek clarification from the lawmakers, The International Football Association Board (IFAB), and UEFA.
A Premier League statement released on Tuesday said “the spirit and intention of the Law is best reflected in decision-making going forwards,” meaning how a player becomes involved in the game from an offside position is most important. The IFAB has offered guidance that “where a player in an offside position immediately impacts on an opponent who has deliberately played the ball, the match officials should prioritise challenging an opponent for the ball, and thus the offside offence of ‘interfering with an opponent by impacting on the opponent’s ability to play the ball’ should be penalised.”
This means that by challenging Mings for the ball, Rodri should have been given offside and another similar incident would be penalised in the future. The Premier League did confirm that it was correct to allow Aston Villa’s first goal against Newcastle United on Saturday when Fabian Schar’s miscued clearance played the ball to Ollie Watkins to score.
It’s the second time that the Premier League has had to relax the interpretation of the a law after a flurry of handball decisions at the start of the season. Chile’s top division club Colo-Colo have decided that striker Ivan Morales must live at the club’s facilities for the remainder of the campaign to avoid getting into any more trouble with his neighbours.
The drastic decision taken by the outfit comes after Morales was reported to authorities by his neighbours for systematically breaking lockdown rules. They said he hosted parties where alcohol was consumed. The gatherings had more people than are permitted, with loud music played in the early hours and fireworks lit from his balcony.
A club statement said: “In view of the complaints made for the behaviour of Ivan Morales in his home and having found out of the details of the facts, we have decided that the player will live in Casa Alba until the end of the season. In this way, we will guarantee the discipline that is required for his sporting performances.”
Morales will now live at “Casa Alba,” a complex the club opened in 2008 where the club’s promising youngsters reside. Colo-Colo are disappointed with Morales’ behaviour.
“We would like to make clear that the conduct described by the neighbours is not acceptable for any youngster, let alone a high-performance sportsman from our club,” the statement added. However, the club will not comment on the case that has been opened against the player in a court in Santiago until “a resolution is given.”
Morales could face a heavy fine and prison term of two months to up to three years if found guilty of breaching health and public safety during a pandemic as stated in article 318 of Chile’s penal code.
Morales, who started in Colo Colo’s 2-1 win over Coquimbo Unido on Jan. 23, has scored one goal and set up one more in nine league appearances this season. The striker has a contract with the Santiago-based club until Dec. 2022. Colo-Colo are fighting to avoid relegation and have four games remaining before the end of the regular season.
Source – espn.com
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