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Joe Hart had to explain one of football's most bizarre rules after disallowed goal In 2014

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Updated 14:19 29 Apr 2023 GMT+1Published 10:25 21 Feb 2022 GMT

Joe Hart had to explain one of football's most bizarre rules after disallowed goal In 2014

The video of Joe Hart explaining why Charlie Austin's goal was disallowed has garnered over 4 million views.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Joe Hart had to explain one of the most strange laws in football back in November 2014 after Charlie Austin had a goal chalked off for QPR.

Austin pounced on a mistake from the Manchester City goalkeeper, who had played the ball straight at his feet before seeing the striker smash a low finish past him.

The Rs No.9 thought he had opened the scoring and proceeded to celebrate with a chicken dance.

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But Hart immediately protested to referee Mike Dean and his appeals were successful as the goal was disallowed.

Hart had inadvertently kicked the ball with his right foot onto his left and the double touch - coupled with the fact the ball did not leave the area - meant Austin's goal could not stand.

The free-kick was given after Austin had another goal disallowed for offside.


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Law 13 in the rule book, specifically focusing on free-kicks, states that, "If, when a free-kick is taken by the defending team from inside its own penalty area, the ball is not kicked directly out of the penalty area, the kick is retaken".

Hart was clued up on the ruling and was seen conversing with both Rob Green and Austin regarding the confusing call after the 2-2 draw.


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“I knew the rules and touched it twice," the former England goalkeeper explained to Sky Sports.

"I’d touched it twice with my feet obviously. It’s a mistake and not ideal but rules are rules.

“I was looking at Mangala to pass to him because I was aware of Charlie and it hit my right foot and left foot and went straight to him.”

Austin also had another disallowed goal and was on the scoresheet legally in an eventful first half at Loftus Road.

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Asked if he was aware of the two touches from Hart, Austin responded: "Didn't you see from my celebration? I turned around and no one was with me. When I looked back, everyone was around the ref."

City were also beneficiaries of the same ruling from a penalty three years later when Riyad Mahrez, playing for Leicester at the time, scored his spot-kick but kicked the ball against his standing foot while slipping.

Willy Caballero was quick to spot the error and protested to referee Bobby Madley, who disallowed the goal.

Featured Image Credit: Image: Sky Sports

Topics: Joe Hart, QPR, Manchester City, Premier League

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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