Football Rule(s) question

BenjiSayers

BenjiSayers

BenjiSayers

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Hey,

I was playing 11-a-side today which we won 3-1 :D but towards the end when they were still 3-0 one of my team mates passed the ball back (from the halfway line) to the 6yard box to which he shouted at another person on my team to "leave it!' so he could kick it.

At this point the other team started whining that you can't say leave it and that you have to put an actual name on it. We failed to see how that would work and why anyone would be picked up on it.

So were they telling the truth or was it a toys out of the pram moment as they were losing.

I hope my explanation makes sense.
 
I'm pretty sure he's right but I don't know which football law covers it. I know if a cross comes into a box no one can shout "mine" as it's just not fair on the oppoisition. I've never seen it penalised though.

Edit: I think it may be unsporting conduct?
 
I'm a bit confused. But if I think I read it right, the likes of 'leave it' and 'mine' are just things shouted to aid communication on the pitch.

There's no actual law in the game about it.
 
in the situation that happened, they didn't have a player near the ball or the person that was told to leave it. I could kind of understand if people were just shouting 'mine' it could be confusing.

I think it was just mainly 'cos they were losing though as this is about the 7th time we have played them and only the 2nd time we have won!
 
I've been in matches where 'leave it' has been penalised. and even in training the coach would tick slap our wrist for saying mine/leave it.
 
I suppose to the logic behind this supposed rule is that it could maybe fall under 'unsportsmen-like conduct' or something, due to the possibility of someone trying to make an opposition player leave the ball.

There are far more serious related offences which need clamping down on IMO, first and foremost being "shepherding" the ball out of play for a goal kick, a practice which elsewhere on the pitch would likely count as obstruction. Sol Campbell is the worst culprit. Out-muscling your opponent, shoulder charging etc is one thing, but often a defender just makes himself as wide as possible, arms out, and stands still in front of the forward shuffling a bit to the sides to block him off. It's easily as bad as the 'backing-in' type offences you see centreforwards penalised for several times a match when a ball is pumped long upfield.
 
Not sure about 'Leave it' but in the Sunday League I was in sometimes the ref would blow and give a free kick against any player that shouted 'MINE!' when challenging for an aerial ball rather than saying their actual name, although incidents of 'MINE' being shouted were very rare which is telling I guess.
 
BenjiSayers said:
Hey,

I was playing 11-a-side today which we won 3-1 :D but towards the end when they were still 3-0 one of my team mates passed the ball back (from the halfway line) to the 6yard box to which he shouted at another person on my team to "leave it!' so he could kick it.

At this point the other team started whining that you can't say leave it and that you have to put an actual name on it. We failed to see how that would work and why anyone would be picked up on it.

So were they telling the truth or was it a toys out of the pram moment as they were losing.

I hope my explanation makes sense.
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When i played football ages ago, they were given a free kick because i shouted "my ball" instead of my name. That wasn't at a professional level though.
 
should have mentioned this before, we don't play professionally or anything It is 11 of my mates vs 11 other people of which we know a few of the other team. I just thought it was an absurd thing to complain about when no one on there team was challenging for the ball.
 
someone shouted it to either gazza or shearer iirc, and he called them a **** or something in their biography, or was it an interview. I dont see the problem with it, its just a psych out.
 
I've never heard anyone be pulled up about it before. I never even realised it was a rule...



HangTime said:
I suppose to the logic behind this supposed rule is that it could maybe fall under 'unsportsmen-like conduct' or something, due to the possibility of someone trying to make an opposition player leave the ball.

There are far more serious related offences which need clamping down on IMO, first and foremost being "shepherding" the ball out of play for a goal kick, a practice which elsewhere on the pitch would likely count as obstruction. Sol Campbell is the worst culprit. Out-muscling your opponent, shoulder charging etc is one thing, but often a defender just makes himself as wide as possible, arms out, and stands still in front of the forward shuffling a bit to the sides to block him off. It's easily as bad as the 'backing-in' type offences you see centreforwards penalised for several times a match when a ball is pumped long upfield.
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I don't see a problem with "shepherding" the ball. Surely if you're in possession you can shield the ball with your body? It'd be the same on any boundary. Isn't an obstruction when you go out of your way to impede the progress of someone when they're in possession?
 
There are no rules in football.

[Cas];11801066 said:
There is no rule for that. But you are only allowed to shout "Mine" if you are infact going for the ball.
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You're not supposed to shout 'mine' at all. Ever. Doesn't make a difference whether going for the ball or not.

p4radox said:
I don't see a problem with "shepherding" the ball. Surely if you're in possession you can shield the ball with your body? It'd be the same on any boundary. Isn't an obstruction when you go out of your way to impede the progress of someone when they're in possession?
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Often you'll see players throwing themselves in front of other players. It is blatant obstruction.
 
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