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Originally Posted by MillerTime GFG
It's rare even for the EPL. It's definitely an illegal throw. Really not sure how he gets away with it. He starts with the ball around his shoulder, then kind of comes through around his head. A legal throw is supposed to be straight back and forward.
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It's a bit open to interpretation from what I see. The FIFA Laws state:
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At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must:
• stand facing the field of play
• have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the
touchline
• throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from
the point where it left the field of play
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So, the "from behind and over the head" wording doesn't necessarily require it to be straight back and forward in my opinion. As long as it starts behind his head and comes over the top it should be legal. And yes, the "behind" is somewhat iffy so if the refs wanted to deem it illegal I wouldn't be shocked.