Talk:Foul (football)

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What about accidental handling of the ball? E.g. if I block a shot on goal with my forearm that likely would have gone in the goal otherwise but it appears that I did this accidentally, is that not a foul or some sort of infraction? Funkyj 20:20, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

No, it is only a foul to intentionally handle the ball. --Daveb 13:52, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] but

but if the ball hits your harm and it would of gone in... tey give penalty 90.201.195.212 18:00, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

'bringing food onto the pitch' looks like vandalism to me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.15.66.242 (talk) 15:36, 23 November 2007 (UTC)