Law 12: Fouls and MisconductDenying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO)·Page 124, 2026/27 edition
Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO)
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate handball offence and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned.
Verdicts that turn on it 5
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Explained in the rules library 2
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Questions that ask it 2
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