# The most blatant (uncalled) football fouls you remember **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687 "2014-07-09T02:26:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687/21 "2014-07-10T11:34:01Z")
> [@bldysabba](#): > > I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think the Schumacher one can be seen as a collision, since they were heading towards each other, Schumacher jumps barely an instant after Battiston gets rid of the ball, and it would be tough to tell how much distance there is between them especially from where the referee is looking at it. In my opinion, it’s the very fact that he jumps that leaves no doubt that it was a foul, no matter where the referee was. I mean, what sort of legitimate move was he attempting by jumping? None. I really can’t see how jumping could be considered a great idea to clear the danger and I’ve never seen another goalkeeper do that in such a situation. ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687/22 "2014-07-10T21:56:41Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > In my opinion, it’s the very fact that he jumps that leaves no doubt that it was a foul, no matter where the referee was. > > I mean, what sort of legitimate move was he attempting by jumping? None. I really can’t see how jumping could be considered a great idea to clear the danger and I’ve never seen another goalkeeper do that in such a situation. You could be jumping to try and intercept the ball, the way a wall does, because you expect the player to try and score over your head. Looking at the replays, it’s clear that he jumps a little too late to be doing that, but in real time, it wouldn’t be so evident. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687/23 "2014-07-10T22:12:17Z")
He is not a rugby player, and that would be a foul there too. He checked the player with his body. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687/24 "2014-07-10T22:27:38Z")
Patrick Battiston [talks about the incident…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWF82G6MAR0) ---
**Author:** ![bldysabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687/25 "2014-07-10T22:30:14Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > He is not a rugby player, and that would be a foul there too. He checked the player with his body. I’m not arguing it’s not a foul. I’m arguing that it’s not as _blatant_(in terms of how obvious it would be to the officials) as the one in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687/26 "2014-07-11T02:13:08Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > Patrick Battiston [talks about the incident…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWF82G6MAR0) Phoenix From The Flames is one of my favorite humourous sporting segments. I think I’ve watched them all on the 'Tube. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-blatant-uncalled-football-fouls-you-remember/692687.md?page=1)