Question about yellow cards for shirt lifting.

[enigma]

Sorry but I don't get it. At first I heard it was because of sponsors, fair enough. But recently, a local TV station aired something on the shirt lifting offence, they said that as long as the shirt does not go over the head it is acceptable.

Even if you don't lift your shirt over your head, you're going to cover the sponsors. So how are the sponsors involved in any way?

Then I read somewhere it had something to do with not wanting players to reveal messages on another shirt they're wearing inside or something. Now how is that the case? If FIFA really wanted to stop players from doing that, they should ban shirt lifting all together, not just shirt lifting over the head.

I dunno how clear I made myself but yeah.. Pretty confusing stuff if you ask me..

 

[ShearerM4]

i think there are a lot of people out there (including myself)that don't really understand on what principles these rules have been based upon.
As you said it seems to contradict itself at times.

Why a player would wanna take his shirt off to celebrate, i dont know... but he should be allowed to do so if he wants to.
Now if he chucks it into to stand and delays play for 10 minutes, that's another story lol

 

[shokz]

Some German female politicians complained to FIFA because Ronaldo got booked for taking his shirt off against the Netherlands when he scored.

Diego Forlan must be gutted.

 

[enigma]

Heh you should get a red card for forgetting how to put your shirt back on.

 

[manutd4eva]

I think it's a stupid rule, and I hate it.

Not that I enjoy watching men get undressed, though.

 

[JFG_Lancer]

Its a stupid rule that has no real purpose then to try to control what players do, its a stupid rule

 

[ngyc]

i wonder if forlan already booked and he score later on. what will be the concequences

 

[Payaah]

I heard its offend some religion? i unsure though

 

[Amdy Faye]

It's an absolute joke... Scoring a goal is the best feeling in football and you cant celebrate properly? Joke.

Those clowns at Fifa have never played a football in their lives, so wtf do they know

 

[bizjer]

shirt lifting is a crime and should be punished as such, a red cards not enough, shoot em shoot em all lol

really though its ridiculous, if a guy wants rip off his shirt in celebration go for it what does it matter and if it offends certain religions then its simple, turn off the ***kin tv or dont go to a game.

 

[valioso]

I have never felt the need to take my shirt off to celebrate a goal..

 

[shokz]

Its a shit rule, I don't give a toss if it offends some religion. Even if Kezman does wear a shirt with jesus on.

 

[enigma]

Originally posted by shokz
Its a shit rule, I don't give a toss if it offends some religion. Even if Kezman does wear a shirt with jesus on.

You really shouldn't be disguising jokes like that, took me awhile there.

 

[manutd4eva]

I still don't get it. Damn you, Ben.

 

[SlowSilver]

It's a stupid rule because if you score a last minute winner or something, you are going to be extremely happy, I.E Ronaldinho scored a late winner against Milan and he got 'swept' up in the emotion of it all.

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

i dont know if you guys have said this, but....this is a stupid rule... ...just like in football, people always complain when Terrel Owens celebrates after scoring a touchdown...i just say, if you dont want him to celebrate...just keep him out of the endzone...as for soccer, everybody wants to celebrate, so i say let them take the shirts off, do a dance, kiss their ring, rush the crowd, do some weird pose (cuahtemoc blaco poses like he pisses on the goal after he score...but doesnt do it anymore)

 

[SlowSilver]

Originally posted by ronnifan9
i dont know if you guys have said this, but....this is a stupid rule...

Originally posted by manutd4eva
I think it's a stupid rule

Originally posted by JFG_Lancer
its a stupid rule

Originally posted by SlowSilver
It's a stupid rule

 

[Rochester Rhino]

I would love to see Terrel Owens play soccer and score a goal to see his celebration, he would probably get a red card.

 

[Chacarita Juniors]

for sure....he'd so something crazy like a weird dance....(he did ray lewis's dance after he scored against the ravens)...ray was pretty pissed

 

[manutd12]

do you remember Tevez when he scored against River and started moving like a chicken, he got red carded for that

btw, i just hope this Fûcking rule doesn't have anything to do with Muslims, damn them!