Hair Strike
Hair Strike
During a top-flight game, an away team player dashes up to you in a fury, complaining that when he went up for a header, his opponent’s long bleached dreadlocks (his hair) caught him in the eye. He says they’re dangerous, and the player shouldn’t be allowed to play on with his hair ‘all over the place’.
What do you do?
You are the ref
Read the statements below and decide what to do. What should you do this time?
Do nothing at all.
Well done! This is the correct answer.
Keith Hackett: There’s nothing in the laws of the game to cover this particular point, and if, in your judgment, the dreadlocks don’t represent a danger to other players, you should not intervene.
Order the player to cut his dreadlocks off.
Sorry - that's not the right answer.
Keith Hackett: There’s nothing in the laws of the game to cover this particular point, and if, in your judgment, the dreadlocks don’t represent a danger to other players, you should not intervene.
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03/08/2023
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Yes, there's no problem in that
03/08/2023 19:13
Manchester City
383
Yes, there's no problem in that
15/02/2023
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I'd encourage him to wear a headband or tie his hair back if it is distracting play. I wouldn't ask him to cut it and I wouldn't just do nothing.
15/02/2023 09:48
Liverpool
759
I'd encourage him to wear a headband or tie his hair back if it is distracting play. I wouldn't ask him to cut it and I wouldn't just do nothing.
08/05/2022
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Away team player should be asked that what could be done in the women team match in this case-:)
08/05/2022 14:39
Tottenham Hotspur
5558
Away team player should be asked that what could be done in the women team match in this case-:)
12/04/2022
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Got it
Thank you
12/04/2022 16:57
Liverpool
492
Got it
Thank you
14/11/2021
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I choose do nothing.
14/11/2021 02:27
Manchester United
443
I choose do nothing.
05/04/2021
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And it could be seen as prejudice by the away team player.
05/04/2021 18:06
Arsenal
1512
And it could be seen as prejudice by the away team player.
14/10/2020
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It's never an offense so play on.
14/10/2020 01:44
Liverpool
95
It's never an offense so play on.
18/11/2019
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Long hair and dreadlocks have been a tradition in football players. If there's nothing else in the hair, players can use it without a problem.
18/11/2019 02:41
Liverpool
581
Long hair and dreadlocks have been a tradition in football players. If there's nothing else in the hair, players can use it without a problem.
24/05/2018
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I'm pretty sure that's one of the plans of the manager
24/05/2018 04:48
Liverpool
40
I'm pretty sure that's one of the plans of the manager
10/12/2017
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Hair is not a big problem.
10/12/2017 13:35
Manchester United
41
Hair is not a big problem.
02/07/2016
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I believe there's no law like that.
02/07/2016 11:08
Manchester United
4779
I believe there's no law like that.
04/04/2016
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That is correct.
04/04/2016 04:06
Liverpool
3705
That is correct.
16/11/2015
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That's an advantage players like Bafetimbi Gomis and David Luiz are making use of.
16/11/2015 13:20
Arsenal
2453
That's an advantage players like Bafetimbi Gomis and David Luiz are making use of.