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Published 22:21 31 Oct 2016 GMT
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As some haters of fun eagle-eyed viewers have pointed out, Roberto Firmino loved his stellar chip against Crystal Palace so much at the weekend, that he was off celebrating before it went in.
https://twitter.com/calum_paton/status/792453733770813440
Firmino received a yellow card for taking his top off for celebrating under the "unsporting play" rule, BUT if one was to follow FA rules to the letter, the referee should have paused the game before the ball went in to give the yellow.
*Technically* the goal should not have stood, and there should have been a Palace free-kick instead.
As reported in the Liverpool Echo, the law reads: "If play is stopped to caution the player, an indirect free kick shall be awarded to the opposing team from the position of the ball when play was stopped."
However, as the paper states, common sense prevailed here. As we could have created a situation where opposition players take off shirts when a striker is through on goal to halt play (although advantage could also be played).
Next time Bobby, stick to your trademark celebration. Just to be on the safe side, eh?
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