The Dubious Goals Committee is a Football committee in the United Kingdom. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Specifically it is a body of the English FA Premier League and it adjudicates in any instance where the identity of the scorer of a goal is disputed. A professional body or professional organization also known as a professional association or professional society is an organization usually Non-profit, that exists England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Adjudication is the legal process by which an arbiter or Judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal Reasoning In a Game the score refers to the amount of points achieved by a player or team Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface in which a score is made
The committee meets on an ad hoc basis, whenever a disputed goal is brought to its attention. Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [ Purpose ]" This is, on average, three or four times each season. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session [1]
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Committee
The committee is made up of three former football players or football officials. The identity of the committee members at any given time is kept secret in order to protect committee members from undue influence to make any particular decision. [1]
Role of the Committee
The role of the committee is solely to determine the identity of the goal scorer to be entered into the separate official records of that player, his club, and the league. The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs It will therefore be noted that the committee does not enquire into:
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- whether a goal has been scored. This is a matter for the officials attending the match in question. A referee presides over a game of Association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which
- assists. In Association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps a teammate to score a goal. These are attributed to players by their clubs.
There is no comparable body for other football leagues in the United Kingdom. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located In all other football matches in the United Kingdom the identity of the goalscorer is determined by the club which has scored the goal.
The Adjudication Process
The adjudication process comprises the viewing of video evidence followed by discussion by the committee members. The guiding principle when adjudicating is as follows:
- "As a rule, if the initial attempt is goalbound it is credited to the player making the goal attempt. However if the deflection means that a wayward effort results in a goal then it is attributed to the player who had the last definitive touch of the ball. " [1]
Controversy
Apart from the general principle outlined above there are no clear-cut rules to guide adjudications and some decisions have been controversial. One of the panel's stranger decisions marked an own goal against Stephen Clemence in Birmingham City's visit to Highbury on 2nd October 2005 — even though it resulted from a minor deflection to a shot, from Arsenal's Robin van Persie, which was already goalbound. Stephen Neal Clemence (born March 31, 1978 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, currently playing as a Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Robin van Persie (born August 6 1983 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League team (A decision which became all the more curious in light of the Crouch judgement described below. ) They also opted to take two goals away from Leon Osman of Everton, which were scored in January 2006 — though David Moyes, the Everton manager, has stated that in the club's records Osman will be credited with the goals (despite the obvious discrepancy that will leave between club and official records. Leon Osman (born 17 May 1981 in Billinge Higher End, Wigan) is a English - Turkish professional football player Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. David William Moyes (b 25 April 1963 in Glasgow Scotland) is a football manager and former player currently managing English )
Such inconsistencies have encouraged suggestions that the panel is heavily influenced by not-altogether-impartial tabloid journalists and other media pundits.
Selected decisions
2005/2006
Their most high-profile ruling of the 2005-06 season was the first goal of Liverpool's 3-0 win over Wigan Athletic on 3rd December 2005. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. There was popular demand to credit much-maligned Liverpool striker Peter Crouch with the goal (making it his first for the club since his summer transfer from Southampton), although the shot took a heavy deflection, looped in the air and was then dropped over the line by Wigan goalkeeper Michael Pollitt. Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981 is an English international football player Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Michael Francis "Mike" Pollitt (born 29 February 1972 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is an English professional football
- Stephen Clemence (o. Stephen Neal Clemence (born March 31, 1978 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer, currently playing as a g. ) rather than Robin van Persie in Arsenal's 1-0 win over Birmingham City on 2nd October 2005. Robin van Persie (born August 6 1983 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League team
- Zurab Khizanishvili (o. Zurab Khizanishvili (ზურაბ ხიზანიშვილი born Tbilisi, October 6, 1981) is a Georgian professional football g) replaces Joe Cole in Chelsea's 4-2 win over Blackburn Rovers on 29th October 2005. Joseph John "Joe" Cole (born 8 November 1981 in Islington, London) is a professional footballer who plays for Chelsea of the English
- Peter Crouch scored first goal for Liverpool against Wigan Athletic on 3rd December 2005, as opposed to Michael Pollitt (o. Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981 is an English international football player Michael Francis "Mike" Pollitt (born 29 February 1972 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is an English professional football g).
- Carlos Bocanegra (o. Carlos Manuel Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is an American soccer player from Mexican background who plays for Stade Rennais g) replaces Park Ji-sung in Manchester United's 4 - 2 win over Fulham on 4th February 2006. Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean
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