Spurs’ Penalty Claim Explained

A penalty can only be awarded if the ball is in play, meaning any foul before a corner kick results in disciplinary action, like a yellow card for Marc Cucurella. VAR checks for fouls, but if the attacker’s fall occurs before the corner, it cannot initiate a review. Recently, Everton was denied a penalty against Manchester City for a foul where Bernardo Silva dragged Merlin Rohl down, which was later deemed an incorrect ruling by the Premier League’s incident panel.

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