In "Why the Makelele foul is the real threat to football," The Guardian's Rob Smyth identifies one of the biggest threats to the beautiful game.
"Claude Makelele is a master of it, and in that Portsmouth/United game it was abundantly clear that Lassana Diarra, the Luke Skywalker to his Obi-Wan Kenobi, had been taught well in their time together at Chelsea. Diarra was a deserved man of the match, in the sense that his influence on the match was greatest, but that influence was almost entirely negative. That is not his fault - it's his job - but to excel at it requires at times a simulation of defensive-midfield play that is just as unacceptable as its offensive equivalent: diving - and even harder for referees to judge."
But Smyth does have trouble finding the solution to the problem. Our suggestion? We've made it before: The Five Foul Rule: Football becomes a totally non-contact sport, the referees call everything without using their "judgement", every foul gets recorded in the referee's book based on shirt number and for every five fouls committed by a team, the opposing team is awarded a penalty. Eventually the game would flow better and finally we would have a game full of goals.
Source > 28.03.2008
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Law 12 of FIFA's Laws of the Game
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following six offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
• tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
• tackles an opponent to gain possession of the ball, making contact with the opponent before touching the ball
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately
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A player is cautioned and shown the yellow card if he commits any of the following seven offences:
1. is guilty of unsporting behaviour
2. shows dissent by word or action
3. persistently infringes the Laws of the Game
4. delays the restart of play
5. fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a
corner kick, free kick or throw-in
6. enters or re-enters the fi eld of play without the referee’s permission
7. deliberately leaves the fi eld of play without the referee’s permission
A substitute or substituted player is cautioned and shown the yellow
card if he commits any of the following three offences:
1. is guilty of unsporting behaviour
2. shows dissent by word or action
3. delays the restart of play
2. shows dissent by word or action
3. persistently infringes the Laws of the Game
4. delays the restart of play
5. fails to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a
corner kick, free kick or throw-in
6. enters or re-enters the fi eld of play without the referee’s permission
7. deliberately leaves the fi eld of play without the referee’s permission
A substitute or substituted player is cautioned and shown the yellow
card if he commits any of the following three offences:
1. is guilty of unsporting behaviour
2. shows dissent by word or action
3. delays the restart of play
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