DOGSO

I'm going with DOGSO coz it's more exciting to kick people off.

You are the Ref: Tim Howard, Everton 2011

Explain to the scoring team about the whistle malfunction, send off the defender for DOGSO and award a penalty.

You are the Ref: Rio Ferdinand, Manchester United 2011

Known as DOGSO to any referee the Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity it is a well-defined law which leaves referees with no alternative but to show a red card if the answer is 'yes' to the following questions:

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At first, they commented that it wasn't a DOGSO, because two other defenders were in the vicinity.

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Then they found out that the player had been sent off for "serious foul play", not for DOGSO.

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Historically, before the laws were modified to include DOGSO, some referees independently took the high road and would punish players with a red card for committing a handball to stop a goal, or for bringing down a player who had broken through.

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4 February 2011 1:48AM 1. Red card for DOGSO, and a penalty.

You are the Ref: Sian Massey 2011

4 February 2011 12:35AM 1. If no clear advantage to the attacker, stop play and it's a red card to defender for DOGSO by handball, and re-start with a penalty to the attacking team.

You are the Ref: Sian Massey 2011

(it would be a red card for DOGSO by hand ball), but if deemed accidental, play on and no action for the player.

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"Not a red card; almost no contact, and its not even a DOGSO.

The Guardian World News 2010