Soccer Sportsmanship at its Best
March 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under soccer, the latest
One of the more popular soccer customs happens in games across the world when a player is injured. Because the game of soccer has no time-outs, usually the only way action is stopped is when the ball goes out of bounds.
When the ball goes out of bounds, the team with the injured player can substitute that player off the field. So what can happen in a game is the team with the injured player, if they have possession of the ball and realize that a player is hurt, will quickly kick the ball out of bounds. But now, that team, has turned over possession of the ball to the other team for a throw-in. An unwritten soccer rule has evolved that the team who has the throw-in will quickly get the ball back to the other team in a display of sportsmanship. It puts both teams back into the position they enjoyed before the injury.
Referees will sometimes stop play because an injury is deemed so serious, but usually, players have already remedied the situation in a scenario like the one described above. This tradition might be one of the reasons soccer is called “The Beautiful Game.”
Check out this video where the player was trying to kick it out of bounds because of an injured player, but inadvertently scores a goal. The other team is given an opportunity to make up for the unplanned score, and does, but just barely.
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