“If, when a free kick is taken, an attacking team player is less than 1 m (1 yd) from a ‘wall’ formed by three or more defending team players, an indirect free kick is awarded.”
Doesn’t that apply here?
The United wall cheated forward meaning they were closer to the ball than what they should’ve been.
He gets 1 step away from the ref drawn line when the ball is hit. But it looks like he gets a bit further away from the wall because of that step because the wall cheated forward.
The attacking players are less than 1 meter away from the wall but it was the wall that initiated that because they were cheating forward.
Is it an UEFA rule? I can only find it in places referencing the FA rules only. There will be small differences in rules between competitions.
