2007-02-26 21:56:02 · 9 answers · asked by marcelofiaes 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ UEFA Champions League
Law 13 covers all aspects of the Free Kick.
nowhere does it say that a kick cannot be taken quickly. for example many times in a game a free kick is awarded say on/near halfway line and all a player will do is stop the ball on the spot of the free kick and then take it quickly making the game run faster. however decorum suggest that in a situation where one can take a direct free kick one must wait till the ref gives the go ahead (however this is not actually a law) therefore Giggs did the right thing by checking by the ref if he can and when he got the go ahead he took the shot. Lille should have had a man posted close to the ball to prefent this from hapening and wait until the ref makes the player move away and tell the kicker to wait for the whistle. The same senario happended with arsenal coming out tops and lille should have known this is allowable
2007-02-27 00:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Duncan H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What rule invalidates it? The free kick can be taken right away. You don't need another whistle to start play, unless the ref paced off the 10 yards. That's why defenders stand over a ball placed for a free kick, forcing the ref to pace of the 10 yards, and forcing the attacking team to wait for the ref to start play again.
Honestly, fairly basic defensive tactic, and needed for a now obvious reason to all Lille fans.
2007-02-27 17:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by super Bobo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The goal was a quick free kick by Ryan Giggs. In football when a player wants to take a quick free kick he must first get the permission of the referee. So it is actually legal when the referee gives permission.
2007-02-27 06:03:39 · answer #3 · answered by crispat17 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't have been a goal. Lille argued that the referee had never blown his whistle, and that therefore the goal didn't count. It was then deemed impossible to tell if the whistle had been blown, and so therefore the goal stood. However, if you watch the replay, you'll see that he never moved to blow his whistle, so unless this ref's some master whistle blower, it's clear that HE DID NOT. Lille 0-0 Man U.
2007-02-27 07:14:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that goal was valid, lille were still constructingtheir wall the only reason the refree allowed it to be a goal even tho he dint blow he whistle to take the freekick was because lille were taking too long
ps that was a thierry henry type of goal, ryan giggsis a stealer
2007-02-27 06:05:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didnt see the match, but if the referee didnt blow the whistle that was not a goal at all.
2007-02-27 14:27:00 · answer #6 · answered by Victor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends...Did Giggs ask for 10 yards? If so, then he must wait for the ref to blow his whistle. if not, then he is free to kick whenever.
2007-02-27 19:32:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 10 yard rule.
2007-02-27 11:11:40 · answer #8 · answered by celi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ok to do so with the permission from the referee.
2007-02-27 21:35:40 · answer #9 · answered by di_cassano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋