Contact doesn't mean a foul
Just discussing one play from MLS Matchday 19 Instant Replay. Was this a foul?
No foul, no penalty (3:04)
The voiceover seems to think this is a foul and a penalty but I disagree.
It seems to me that the defender didn’t “trip” the attacker here but instead established his space and the attacker initiated contact.
There’s a slight push but the attacker looks to be going down before the contact is made.
Know a soccer ref? Feel free to share this with them 💙