To me the sponsors logo can be the only real reason why the rule was introduced. Eric

Hasli was booked even though he had an identical shirt on underneath because the rule is an automatic yellow card no matter what the circumstances.

But as Pixelman has said, I too believe that the reason the law was introduced in the first place was because of the shirt sponsors.

It cannot be anything to do with public decency, because if that was the case all forms of removing a shirt during a game & swapping shirts at the end of the game, would shirley also be outlawed?

Posted By: Hendrikos on October 27th 2014 at 14:06:03

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Re Van Persie yesterday. Why do players get booked for taking their shirt off? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 27, 13:33:35
- FA Law No. 358#b Nipple tape must not be on show during the game (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Oct 27, 17:08:20
- Time Wasting. Shirts used to go into the crowd, took an age to get back or get (Other Football) - megson, Oct 27, 15:00:19
- Is it not time-wasting? Delaying the restart having to retrieve your shirt or put back on? (n/m) (Other Football) - JD3, Oct 27, 14:07:24
  - It doesn't waste any more time than lining up with your mates to do rock the baby (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 27, 14:37:34
  - Or inciting the crowd?! Who knows! Shouldn't be a booking imho although don't see why... (Other Football) - JD3, Oct 27, 14:09:05
- it causes the crowd to get sexually excited.... (n/m) (Other Football) - usacanary, Oct 27, 13:59:45
- sponsors logo! (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 27, 13:45:03
- The specific rule must be - taking the shirt off during celebration, because you (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Oct 27, 13:36:25
  - maybe the shirt manufacturers have had a *word* with Fifa and have forced the rule (Other Football) - Mecagoenti, Oct 27, 13:38:45
    - Perhaps. Because is taking a shirt really going to 'incite fans' (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 27, 13:39:35
      - I still don't get why players do it - what's the f***ing point? (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 27, 13:49:11
        
        Maybe they should be original and remove their shorts in celebration. Would that be a (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Oct 27, 14:12:48
        
        They were fatter in the 70s and 80s (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 27, 13:52:53
        
        Indeed. Pointless spending so much money on PEDs and not being able to show off (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 27, 17:56:41
        
        sportsmen aren't only fitter / leaner / musclier because of PEDs (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 27, 18:03:54
        
        they said that in Athletics and Cycling too... (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 27, 18:20:37
        
        they were always endurance sports tho (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 27, 18:45:13
        
        I'm fully aware of that (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 27, 18:50:39
        
        oh and also on the subject of endurance sports (Other Football) - Brandonio, Oct 27, 18:54:55
      - This is what the DM have to say about it - (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Oct 27, 13:46:05
        
        Hmmm - (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Oct 27, 13:55:18
        
        Spon (n/m) (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Oct 27, 14:01:50
        
        To me the sponsors logo can be the only real reason why the rule was introduced. Eric (Other Football) - Hendrikos, Oct 27, 14:06:03

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