Getting booked...

[Brian Fantana]

for taking off your shirt. What is the rule/logic behind it?

 

[Djmiles]

There is no logic. That's probably why it was introduced.

 

[Titanic]

It is offensive in some cultures... and FIFA have one set of rules world wide.

 

[pasty]

If I was a manager, any player of mine booked for that would be fined a weeks wages.

 

[little al]

Its to do with Sponsors not wanting their logos not to be seen and also slogans on tshirts underneath.

 

[sam86]

Its to do with Sponsors not wanting their logos not to be seen and also slogans on tshirts underneath.

This.

 

[sam86]

If I was a manager, any player of mine booked for that would be fined a weeks wages.

I don't think David Moyes minds too much at the moment...

 

[drew]

If I was a manager, any player of mine booked for that would be fined a weeks wages.

What a riduculous comment.





It should be the maximum two weeks wages.

Its to do with Sponsors not wanting their logos not to be seen and also slogans on tshirts underneath.

Now that is a riduculous comment.

 

[little al]

Now that is a riduculous comment.

Thats FIFA for you, its the reason thats given.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I thought it was for potential delays to the game restarting and for it being seen as unsportsmanlike behaviour.

 

[little al]

Its to do with Sponsors not wanting their logos not to be seen and also slogans on tshirts underneath.

I thought it was a combination, but according to Graham Poll:-

Jermain Defoe removed his shirt last week after scoring for Portsmouth and was cautioned. It leaves referees open to the accusation of being killjoys who don't understand football. They're not.
However, referees do not have a choice which laws they apply, even if they don't agree with them. Players do have a choice. Celebrations are often pre-meditated. Carlos Tevez, for instance, won't keep a dummy inside his shorts all week long, will he? Yet, recently, he produced a dummy to celebrate goals for Manchester United.
When Defoe scored a second goal against Wigan, having been cautioned already, he wisely decided not to remove his shirt.
I don't think players should be booked for removing their shirts. It was introduced because of the risk of political slogans on under-shirts and it was delaying restarts because players couldn't get their tight shirts on again in time.

Full article here GRAHAM POLL'S OFFICIAL LINE: Swap shirt rule .. for refs' sake | Mail Online

 

[hopper_182]

I thought it was a combination, but according to Graham Poll:-



Full article here GRAHAM POLL'S OFFICIAL LINE: Swap shirt rule .. for refs' sake | Mail Online

But players dont get booked for showing a message on the undershirt so long as the shirt is not removed.