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Keith Hackett’s verdict
1) Award the goal. There’s no need to consult your assistant first – the Hawk-Eye technology in the Premier League is fool-proof. It’s most likely that the ball will have hit one post and, in ricocheting to hit the other, looped over the line. It’s clearly possible for you to miss a wicked spin like that – and your wrist buzzer will only have triggered if the whole of the ball had crossed the line. So relax – this is a decision taken out of your hands. The technology’s accuracy is tested before every game. Thanks to Telichko Asrenii. 2) Fifa rules prohibit players displaying “political, religious or personal slogans”, and players are punished for celebrations which deliberately provoke fans – but gestures like this one are seen all the time, all over the world, and you have to show some common sense. Award the goal, but do include details of the celebration and the protest in your post-match report, in case the authorities want to assess it. Adam Wright wins the shirt. 3) Yes, you certainly do need to interfere. Show the taker a yellow card for delaying the restart of the game with this obvious show of unsporting behaviour. Thanks to Stig Wallerman.
Christmas Special competition: win signed artwork
Win a unique piece of You are the Ref signed artwork by sending us the most original question in the Ref’s 50-year history. To enter, email us before 14 December – Paul Trevillion will illustrate the three most imaginative, surreal, cryptic or entertaining ideas, with one winner taking the prize. Usual terms apply. Here’s the 2014 festive special, featuring a Dalek and Jossy’s Giants.
