Quote Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost... View Post
What does it say about giving fouls in the rules? It can't say "if there is contact it's a pelanty" so what does it actually say?

It makes games far less competitive than they otherwise might be. The amount of pelanties Rooney has had to score from recently is ridiculous.
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits
any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the
referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
• tackles an opponent
A direct free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if a player
commits any of the following three offences:
• holds an opponent
• spits at an opponent
• handles the ball deliberately (except for the goalkeeper within his
own penalty area)

A penalty kick is awarded if any of the above ten offences is committed
by a player inside his own penalty area, irrespective of the position of
the ball, provided it is in play.
Is all I can find from the Laws of the Game.