Originally posted by Unregistered
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Jersey pulling and clawing over the back--those generally aren't even card-worthy, even if they are fouls. Everyone does that. OTOH, stomping other players feet, throwing surreptitious elbows, taunting, and other off-ball misconduct are card-worthy infractions, but RF has figured out long ago that a) local referee crews tend to focus on the ball, so you can get away with a lot when the ball is somewhere else; and b) many of the local refs lack the courage to reach for their back pocket.
It will be interesting to see how he does in the WA U14 league next year. And the real test would be if he makes it to the U15 TA--when you get to that level, most everyone is a physical beast, and US Soccer hires more experience referees, ones who won't hesitate to send someone off.
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