It is not news to regular readers of this space that a player who removes his shirt during a goal celebration is subject to sanction. The FIFA publication “Interpretation of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees” addresses the issue directly. Page 118 of the electronic version (published with the LOTG), under the heading “Celebration of a goal”, states, in part that “a player must be cautioned if. . .he removes his shirt or covers his head with his shirt.”
This much, most of us know.
In a recent UEFA Champions League match between Juventus and Chelsea, Juventus player Sebastian Giovinco (#12) scored a goal and celebrated by removing his shirt. Giovinco fully expected to be cautioned by Turkish referee Cüneyt Çakır, and Çakır obliged. But not before instructing the player to put his shirt back on, which is the point of this case study.
If I’m honest, it never occurred to me that there were proper mechanics for issuing a caution in these circumstances (I’ve personally dealt with shirt removal a total of one time).
In the scheme of things, this is probably of little consequence. However, this procedure makes perfectly good sense, and is something for all of us to tuck away in the memory bank.
8 responses to “Case Study: Issuing a Caution for Shirt Removal”
Justin Meinhardt liked this on Facebook.
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For all that waiting! I would pull my wallet out and start writing his number, the time and the reason. Might as well save some game time!
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Paul Cohen liked this on Facebook.
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This is a good one. Now tucked into memory bank. Thanks
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Jim Lauzon liked this on Facebook.
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It’s far more respectful to wait for them to put their shirt back on before cautioning them.
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