Manchester City s goal in the Club World Cup has caused controversy! Fans popular science: IFAB has changed the rules 4 years ago

On July 1, a focus match in the Club World Cup 8th-finals was played between Manchester City and Riyadh Crescent. The B-goal scored in the first half caused controversy, and Bunu repeatedly made a splash and became the focus.

As the former Champions League champion, Manchester City finally found its own rhythm after suffering a season downturn, especially in this Club World Cup, Manchester City performed extremely well in the group stage. They first defeated Vadard 2-0 to achieve a good start in the tournament, then defeated Ain 6-0, and finally swept Juventus 5-2. They are the only team in this tournament to advance in a group victory.

As the AFC Champions League champion, Riyadh Crescent also showed great strength. Although Manchester City had the upper hand throughout the game, it was obvious that Riyadh Crescent also caught the former Champions League champion off guard, especially after the first half, although Manchester City completed 9 shots, 7 of which were within the goal frame, they only scored 1 goal, and there is still some controversy in this goal.

In the 9th minute of the game, Nuri broke through from the left and entered the Riyadh Crescent penalty area. After the cross was blocked, the ball was reflected at the foot of the B-seat. The latter bounced the ball directly into the net. Manchester City got a good start at the beginning. However, this goal was also complained by Riyadh New Moon player, who believed that Nuri had a handball when breaking through and the penalty should be invalid. However, the referee ignored the complaint and signaled that the player kept his arms tightly on his arms and there was no problem with the handball, so the goal was valid, and even VAR did not intervene.

The penalty also aroused heated discussion among many fans. Some fans said that the arm was not stretched but was only aimed at the defensive side. The offensive side should be called a foul if they make a profit from handball, so this goal should theoretically be considered invalid. Some fans also said that although the arms are pressed against each other, shouldn’t VAR intervene if such obvious profits of handballs be made? The referee's penalty is obviously incredible.

Of course, some fans also interpreted this penalty, indicating that the IFAB handball rules clearly state that unexpected handball for teammates before scoring the goal is no longer considered a foul. There has been a similar situation before. In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Manchester United played against Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough scored a goal in 65 minutes and caused controversy. Before Crooks scored in the game, his teammate Watmore accidentally hit a hand when he stopped the ball, and then he passed it to Crooks, who completed the goal. The fan also said that the above rules had been changed in March 2021.

However, some fans questioned the above interpretation, believing that the above rules are written as "accident", which is very difficult to define, and in this game, the players obviously did not accident but were deliberate.