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It's iconic because it was controversial but he got away with it, also because he was anyway a truly exceptional player. First thing that comes to mind being hi
by buran77 6y ago
It's iconic because it was controversial but he got away with it, also because he was anyway a truly exceptional player. First thing that comes to mind being his other goal in the same match.
But otherwise using the hand to score a goal in football is not that much different from using a cheat device installed in a race car, taking an illegal shortcut in a marathon, or even performance enhancing drugs. Without drug testing many iconic wins wouldn't have been reviewed and dismissed.
- anonymfus 6y agoOther ways of cheating you listed require preparation which proves intent. Hand usage sometimes happens unintentionally.
- soneca 6y agoSometimes, but not this one.
- edko 6y agoTrue, but it was a split-second decision. Can he really be accused of premeditation?
- soneca 6y ago“Premeditation” of course not. He didn’tr plan or trained for that exact play. But “intention”? For sure. He was 100% aware that he was doing an illegal movement in that split-second and he made the conscious decision to do it. In soccer a non-goalkeeper player never uses the hand to touch the ball. There is no unconscious instinct to go after the ball with your hand. Quite the contrary btw. I just played for hobby and often when something will fall my instinct is to move my feet to ease the fall, not try to catch with my hand.
- noncoml 6y agoThe hand and the shortcut are a different than the cheat device and the drugs. One is premeditated. The other it’s not. Just like murders.