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The lie of the most celebrated goal

Bernardo Silva celebrating one of Portugal’s goals against Switzerland in the World Cup. / REUTERS

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On Twitter the rumor spread that the Portuguese Bernardo Silva did not celebrate with his teammates one of Portugal’s goals against Switzerland to prevent the rival from taking advantage of the middle. that rule does not exist

On a certain occasion, a gossip magazine published a story about which it had all the information. And that’s why she knew they were lying. Total that a family meal arrives and someone brings up the subject, also knowing that the protagonist was a friend of mine. I told the truth, but my own mother denied me the greatest. “If Quince Segundos magazine says so, it will be true.” She sentenced. For her, what was written prevailed over what her son, a direct witness of that news, said. Over time she realized that there are no worse lies than lying truths. Those that are so attractive or morbid that they are accepted better than the simple truth. Always happens. Without going any further in this 2022 World Cup. Specifically with a celebration and the attitude of a footballer.

Bernardo Silva, a player from Portugal, stayed inside the field while his teammates celebrated a goal. They say that he did it out of fear that a card would fall on him, because they were celebrating him too close to the stands. And there are those who point out that he went for other reasons. Total that a netizen wrote the following on twitter. “He does it because of the FIFA rule that indicates that, in the event that all the players of a team are off the field when celebrating a goal, the other team can automatically take the center. And that’s why Bernardo was left without celebrating Portugal’s goal.

Well, that rule doesn’t exist. What this tweeter, who has more than 40,000 followers, says is a lie. He has made it up or has come to that conclusion, he liked it and published it without checking if it is so. Several referees have already made it clear that it is a lie. But it’s the same. This week he was listening to several people accepting that invented norm. On the street, on the radio and on TV. What is even more serious. It doesn’t matter if the truth is different. There have always been true lies. But before they had short legs.

False or manipulated news could appear in a conventional medium, in fact it happened and it happens, but it had its way. And his signature. That of the journalist and the medium. So both were portrayed with the information they gave. Instead now the lie spreads like wildfire and has the same effect. Take the celebration of a goal as an example. And if we do this with something so simple, let’s imagine more important issues such as health, politics, citizen security, education and any image, sound or information that reaches us through the networks.

It’s true, period. Why? Because a guy says it on twitter. Without checking anything. With how easy it is to see if it’s true. Yesterday I got to it. And I found the updated soccer rules. Nothing says that the opposing team can take advantage of the fact that the rival is hugging and kissing for having scored. The only thing it collects is what I am going to tell now.

“Crossing the boundaries of the field of play to celebrate a goal will not be considered a cautionable offence, but players must return to the field of play as soon as possible.” And he adds: “All players, except the one who executes the serve, must be in their own half of the field of play.” Therefore, the only sanction is “Climbing the perimeter fences, approaching the spectators causing security problems, acting in a provocative or exalted manner, covering the head or face with a mask or similar items, removing the shirt or covering the face.” head with her.”

Don’t think you have to be Indiana Jones to find this information. It is enough to review the rules, reach number 12 on Fouls and Incorrect Conduct and stop at Point 3 on Disciplinary Measures, Goal Celebration section. Nothing more. Because if it’s about inventing, we all get to it and we can ensure that if the players exceed 30 seconds of celebration, their goal can be annulled for pimps. It will be enough for someone enlightened to write it on Twitter. And then we are surprised that there are people who create conspiracy theories about more worrying issues. Having said this, you will see how, in a few years, someone will say that the norm for celebrating a goal is the one counted by a clever man during the World Cup in Qatar.

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