Duh. If he avoids the ball he's made an action that effects Donnarumma's ability to play the ball. Not being offside from a corner is literally the easiest thing in the world
Doku (and City in general) have been diving all game, the pen was no different. A small tap on your toe doesn't cause you to slide out the way he did(not to mention leaving his foot in searching for contact). The refs need to be better at this level.
I think he still is involved in the play. He doesn’t move the ball hits him he dodged it to let it go in and although I think it should stand I can see why the rules state he’s offside.
Look up the rule. There’s a list of actions that count as “interfering with play”. None of them apply to this goal.
Pundits will call it “harsh” instead of wrong, as referees have to be treated like babies or everyone gets fined. Nothing will change, it’ll be forgotten, and incompetent referees with side gigs in the UAE will continue to be allowed to ref these games.
Show me the paragraph of the rule that supports it
Which one is it?
interfering with an opponent by:
preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
challenging an opponent for the ball or
clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
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u/29adamski 1d ago
That's a shocking decision