Serious foul play
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play.
Verdicts that turn on it 2
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Explained in the rules library 5
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
Applied in these incidents 4
Real decisions where this clause decided what should have happened.
- Late, reckless challenge near the touchline should have been a red cardHaiti vs Scotland
- Bruno Guimaraes stamps on Hakimi's foot, no card shownBrazil vs Morocco
- Messi escapes any card after raking studs down Mandi's calfArgentina vs Algeria
- Vinicius Junior should have had a reckless-challenge yellow cardBrazil vs Morocco
Questions that ask it 1
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