What could have been just a provocation restricted to the rivalry of Corinthians and Palmeiras gave rise to a dissatisfaction of players from various teams against the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation).
Names like Neymar and Gabigol, for example, echoed a criticism made by Memphis Depay about the new rule imposed by the entity, with the guidance to punish yellow card who climbs the ball.
The act was recently seen in the final minutes of the Paulista Championship decision, when the Dutchman used the appeal to gain time and hold a goalless draw that secured the state title for the São Jorge Parque Club on Rival Verde – the move caused a widespread confusion, which was soon controlled by refereeing.
A little over a week after the classic historic, the CBF announced the new determination to the referees for matches of the Brazilian Championship.
Although the entity has argued that it is following a guidance already present in competitions from Conmebol (South American Football Confederation), this has not avoided criticism.
“Let’s focus on which rules can improve the sport and focus on the commercial side of football, which benefits clubs, fans and players instead of these silly ads,” Defy wrote in X.
Corinthians’ Dutchman’s words have gained space in several foreign vehicles. The newspaper As, from Spain, mocked the CBF and named the rule of law-anti-memphis. “Punishing the protagonists in this way can start a dispute with the most creative players,” wrote the journal.
Neymar also bothered and said that Brazilian football has “very nhênhênhê” and that it is getting “increasingly boring”, as posted on Instagram the striker of Santos.
Gabigol took the wave to criticize the level of arbitration in Brazil. After the various errors in the second round of the Brazilian, who caused the removal of professionals who played at the games between Sport x Palmeiras and Internacional x Cruzeiro, the striker mocked. “Meanwhile, the concern is to climb the ball,” the Cruzeiro player posted on social networks.
Although based on a guidance from Conmebol, the rule imposed by CBF has no direct reference as a punishment in the International Football Association Board (IFAB) code, the entity that generates football rules. The agency, however, establishes means to punish athletes for gestures considered as “antisport behavior”.
IFAB also states that an indirect free kick may be granted if a player “commits any other infraction not mentioned in the laws, by which the game is interrupted”.
Historically, the entity made little changes in the rules of sports to curb bids in which athletes try to gain time or provoke rivals. The most emblematic in this sense may have been the ban on the goalkeeper picks up the ball with his hand after a deliberate retreated from a mate.
The rule was instituted in the early 1990s as a way to avoid the famous “wax”.
In 2010, on the recommendation of FIFA (International Football Federation), a new rule for penalty kicks also changed the dynamics of games. That year, the entity prohibited the “paradinhas” during the penalties.
According to the standard, players could no longer threaten to kick the ball once they completed the race. The infraction is considered an anti -sports act and, as well as climbing the ball, must be punished with a yellow card.
Although framed in the same way, the “parady” and the resource of climbing the ball are seen in different ways by the gilllers. Rivaldo, with a victorious career with the shirts of Palmeiras, Barcelona, Milan and Brazilian National Team, agrees with the prohibition related to the penalty, but disagrees with the rule about climbing the ball.
“These plays are part of the essence of our football, our culture. They are signs of technique, talent, personality. What the CBF is trying to do it now is to limit precisely what sets us apart in the world scene,” said the former player, world champion with the national team in 2002 and today.
For him, the penalty rule adjusted an inequality of strength between the scout and the goalkeeper.
“The collector already has a great advantage on penalties, with almost 80% chance of scoring. With the stop, this difference became even more unfair,” he said.
This, in the former athlete’s opinion, is quite different from trying to limit resources like climbing the ball. “They want to transform football into something plastered, bland, removing the art of field.”
