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I agree it was a foul but not a pk. A pk is just such a huge call in a game, you're essentially giving a team a goal, that to give one right there was the wrong call IMO

That's the problem with the typical English/American approach to the game. There is ot delineation between contact allowed in the box resulting in a PK, and contact allowed outside of the box resulting in a FK.

It was the right call, just a call that English/American viewers don't quite understand. The Laws of the Game disagree with your sentiments.

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Posted by sgallo3

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Posted on 4/3/12 at 2:51 pm to thenry712

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There is not delineation between contact allowed in the box resulting in a PK, and contact allowed outside of the box resulting in a FK.

Yes. There most definitely is.

Not in the written rules, but it is always there

Hell there was already contact in the other box that would've been a free kick but no pk was given

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Posted by LSUtiger17

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Posted on 4/3/12 at 3:02 pm to thenry712

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That's the problem with the typical English/American approach to the game. There is ot delineation between contact allowed in the box resulting in a PK, and contact allowed outside of the box resulting in a FK.

I agree that Nesta pulling Pique down was worthy of a foul, and a PK, but it was made necessary because of the pick that occurred just before it. Nesta's foul was the result of Puyol's pick. Puyol's pick should've been called and nullified Nesta's foul. I can just imagine how infuriated I would be if that had happened against Chelsea. I'll drop it though, it doesn't look like it will be the deciding play in the game anyway.

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