- "One of them was a 2017 television advert for Aptamil baby milk formula, which showed a baby girl growing up to be a ballerina and baby boys engineers and mountain climbers" (DEEMED BAD)

- So, for example, adverts would still be able to show women doing the shopping or men doing DIY" (DEEMED OK)

That's a tragic shame. They were so close to making a good point.

Lucy Bronze is a hell of a player, this is going like last Summer shithousing in the last 16, piss the quarters hopefully they score more than once in the first half of the semi final!

I get so angry at some of the piss poor decision making and playing it out when it needs a hoof, shit but better than soaps!
That Bronze is decent

That Italian keeper has a decent set on her.

Never realised that the goal kick rule had been changed, is this just for the women (as the keepers may not be able to kick the ball out the box) or is it across the board, for all forms and levels of the game?

Just for the birds Ray.

Is this not a sexual discrimination issue?
If they can have these changes why cant the men.
Equality is a double edged sword.

All matches, not just the women’s game.

After the final of the wimmons world cup today only have till Friday to wait before the netball world cup starts

A summary of the rule changes for August 2019

Dropped ball

• If play is stopped inside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for the goalkeeper
• If play is stopped outside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for one player of the team that last touched the ball at the point of the last touch
• In all cases, all the other players (of both teams) must be at least 4m (4.5yds) away
• If the ball touches the referee (or another match official) and goes into the goal, team possession changes or a promising attack starts, a dropped ball is awarded

Free-kicks

• When there is a ‘wall’ of three or more defenders, the attackers are not allowed within 1m (1 yd) of the wall; an attacker less than 1m (1yd) from the ‘wall’ when the kick is taken will be penalised with an indirect free-kick
• When the defending team takes a free-kick in their own penalty area, the ball is in play once the kick is taken; it does not have to leave the penalty area before it can be played

Goal celebrations

• A yellow card will be awarded for an ‘illegal’ celebration (e.g. removing the shirt) even if the goal is disallowed

Goal-kick

• The ball is in play once the kick is taken; it can be played before leaving the penalty area. Opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play

Handball

• Deliberate handball remains an offence

The following ‘handball’ situations, even if accidental, will be a free-kick:

• The ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm
• A player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity
• The ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger
• The ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm)

The following will not usually be a free-kick, unless they are one of the above situations:

• The ball touches a player’s hand/arm directly from their own head/body/foot or the head/body/foot of another player who is close/near
• The ball touches a player’s hand/arm which is close to their body and has not made their body unnaturally bigger
• If a player is falling and the ball touches their hand/arm when it is between their body and the ground to support the body (but not extended to make the body bigger)
• If the goalkeeper attempts to ‘clear’ (release into play) a throw-in or deliberate kick from a team-mate but the ‘clearance’ fails, the goalkeeper can then handle the ball

Kick-off

• The team that wins the toss can now choose to take the kick-off or which goal to attack (previously they only had the choice of which goal to attack)

Medical breaks

• Difference between ‘cooling’ breaks (90 secs – 3 mins) and ‘drinks’ breaks (max 1 min). In the interests of player safety, competition rules may allow, in certain weather conditions (e.g. high humidity and temperatures), ‘cooling’ breaks (from ninety seconds to three minutes) to allow the body’s temperature to fall; they are different from ‘drinks’ breaks (maximum one minute) which are for rehydration.

Penalty kick

• The team’s penalty taker can have (quick) treatment/assessment and then take the kick
• The goalkeeper must not be touching the goalposts/crossbar/nets; they must not be moving
• The goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot on/in line with the goal line when the kick is taken; cannot stand behind the line

Players' equipment

• Multi-coloured/patterned undershirts are allowed if they are the same as the sleeve of the main shirt

Quick free-kick and cards

• If the referee is about to issue a yellow or red card but the non-offending team takes the free-kick quickly and creates a goal-scoring opportunity, the referee can delay the card until the next stoppage if the offending team was not distracted by the referee

Substitutes

• A player who is being substituted must leave the field by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line (unless the referee indicates the player can leave quickly/immediately at the halfway line or a different point because of safety, injury etc.)

Team officials

• A team official (member of the coaching staff) guilty of misconduct will be shown a yellow card (caution) or red card (sending-off)*; if the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach who is in the technical area at the time will receive the card. * Law 12 will have a list of YC/RC offences

- The ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger.

Is that referring to use of one of those pump devices I keep getting sent adverts for (but have never bought). Surely not.

[quote="charco"]A summary of the rule changes for August 2019


• If the goalkeeper attempts to ‘clear’ (release into play) a throw-in or deliberate kick from a team-mate but the ‘clearance’ fails, the goalkeeper can then handle the ball

does anyone actually know what the hell thats about.

Keeper can't catch the ball direct from a throw in or a deliberate back pass. This change means that if they try to clear it with their feet but cock it up they can then handle the ball. Could be some interesting arguments about what counts as trying to cler and what counts as controlling the ball...

cheers for that. VAR will sort it out.