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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
You don't nor do you need permission to come back on in such circumstances, the linesman blew it, he'll be lucky to get another match this tournement.
A great result never the less, a triumph for decent football over the depressing Italian game
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From what i've read he actually got it right. Someone posted this somehwere else, he's Dutch and obviously could have made it up but it looks legit.
11.11 DEFENDER LEGALLY OFF THE FIELD OF PLAY
A defender who leaves the field during the course of play and does not immediately return must still be considered in determining where the second to last defender is for the purpose of judging which attackers are in an offside position. Such a defender is considered to be on the touch line or goal line closest to his or her off-field position. A defender who leaves the field with the referee's permission (and who thus requires the referee's permission to return) is not included in determining offside position.
If thats the case the rules wrong and needs changing, it's stupid if a players injured and goes off the pitch himslef he's still active and playing people onside. He was clearly not just jumping out of play to get players offside. Surely we want no/fewer stoppages in the game and going off yourself would help, obviously not though, you need to wait for the referee to tell you to go off which would just waste more time.
Also i thought the Italians played some excllent football last night and deserved a couple of goals, they had more shots on target than the Dutch
