[ponygirl]

That penalty was BS. I saw it live. Nothing intentional about that step. Don’t these people get stepped on ALL THE TIME? This is what I hate about soccer: the falling down and crying, the whining, the bitching to the referee, the drama acting. Now that I know you can get thrown out of the current game AND the next game for getting red-carded, no wonder there is so much fake drama going on out there.

[Red Badger]

$$$$$$$$$$$................

[stanne]

I can’t watch it. It’s like an opera but without the music.

[libertylover]

That penalty was BS. I saw it live.

I saw another post that said the penalty was complete BS. I strongly suspect it was a "Let's Hate Trump" and "Let's Hate the U.S." penalty.

[woodpusher]

That penalty was BS. I saw it live. Nothing intentional about that step.

Where in the rules does it say anything about intent?

Dangerous play is Serious Foul Play, whether intentional or not.

https://downloads.theifab.com/downloads/laws-of-the-game-202627-double-pages?l=en

Sending-off offences

A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off:

• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a deliberate handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)
• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by committing a non-deliberate handball offence outside their own penalty area
• denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent whose overall movement is towards the offender’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick (unless as outlined below)
• serious foul play
• biting or spitting at someone
• violent conduct
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s) receiving a second caution in the same match entering the video operation room (VOR)

[...]

Serious foul play

A tackle or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or brutality must be sanctioned as serious foul play. Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with excessive force or endangers the safety of an opponent is guilty of serious foul play.