Date:         Mon, 22 May 2006 09:59:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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Subject:      Re: For those who haven't seen the big play...
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Ed is exactly correct.  "Momentary changes of direction" do not negate
DOGSO. 
One minor quibble:  Although the 4 D's are USSF instruction to help us
understand DOGSO, they are not necessarily applicable in a UEFA
competition.  I really doubt that the referee was standing there
thinking "Now what do the four D's stand for?"  :)

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From: Discussion of Topics for Soccer Referees
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Subject: Re: For those who haven't seen the big play...

On May 20, 2006, at 1:22 PM, John Eyre wrote:

> The USSF's fourth criteria - "The player must have been moving toward 
> the goal at the time the foul was committed" - is no longer valid.

	Sometimes the shortest distance between two points is not a
straight line.  ;-)

	Taking a short step to the side to pass a defender can hardly be
construed as not moving to the goal. If fact, I've seen precious few
goals that did not require the attacker to move around the defender in
order to get a clear shot on goal. Eto'o was clearly moving toward the
goal, even if he took a slightly less direct course than a perfectly
straight line.

-- Ed Leafe