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Ley de ventaja

English translation: Advantage

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Spanish term or phrase:Ley de ventaja
English translation:Advantage
Entered by: Fabian Luttman

23:31 Oct 24, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Football (soccer)
Spanish term or phrase: Ley de ventaja
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I am looking for the English term for this soccer rule.

Ley de la ventaja
Norma dentro de los poderes de decisión del árbitro por la que el colegiado permitirá que el juego continúe si el equipo contra el cual se ha cometido una infracción se beneficia de una ventaja. Suele decidirlo cuando, a pesar de haber recibido una falta, un jugador o su equipo sigue en posesión del balón y puede beneficiarse para continuar su ataque. Además de otorgar esa ventaja, el árbritro puede mostrar tarjeta al finalizar la acción si la falta que provoca esta ventaja es susceptible de ello.
Fabian Luttman
Canada
Local time: 07:00
Advantage rule/clause
Explanation:
Colloquially known in British association football as "waiving play on" because a referee signals that he/she is applying the advantage rule by holding both arms outstretched in front of him/her.

The Advantage Rule – Part of Law 5

THE ADVANTAGE RULE IN SOCCER
The “Advantage Rule” or “Advantage Clause” is originally unique to soccer, whereby the Referee has the responsibility to NOT call an obvious foul if, by stopping play at that moment, the effect would be to cause greater harm to the team that was fouled. It is contained within Law 5 of the Laws of the Game, “The Referee.”
https://coachingamericansoccer.com/soccer-rules/the-advantag...

Advantage
Sometimes even after a foul has been committed a referee will look to allow play to continue if he feels that it is to the advantage of the team who would have been awarded the free-kick.
To demonstrate that the referee is looking to do this he will wave play on by extending both arms out in front of the body.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/bsp/hi/football/rules/off...


Definition of The Advantage Rule

Fouls are often committed during a soccer match. It is the responsibility of the referee to call out these offences and punish those players failing to adhere to the Laws of the Game. However, there are times when the referee lets the play to continue despite an obvious foul being committed. This exclusive power bestowed on the soccer referee is expressed under the Advantage Rule.
https://www.football-bible.com/soccer-info/the-advantage-rul...

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-10-24 23:44:20 GMT)
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*Sorry, "waving play on", not "waiving" (the legal vocab. part of my brain taking over there).
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 05:00
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Thank you all
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4 +5Advantage rule/clause
Robert Carter
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FIFA Laws of the Game: Advantage
Charles Davis

  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Advantage rule/clause


Explanation:
Colloquially known in British association football as "waiving play on" because a referee signals that he/she is applying the advantage rule by holding both arms outstretched in front of him/her.

The Advantage Rule – Part of Law 5

THE ADVANTAGE RULE IN SOCCER
The “Advantage Rule” or “Advantage Clause” is originally unique to soccer, whereby the Referee has the responsibility to NOT call an obvious foul if, by stopping play at that moment, the effect would be to cause greater harm to the team that was fouled. It is contained within Law 5 of the Laws of the Game, “The Referee.”
https://coachingamericansoccer.com/soccer-rules/the-advantag...

Advantage
Sometimes even after a foul has been committed a referee will look to allow play to continue if he feels that it is to the advantage of the team who would have been awarded the free-kick.
To demonstrate that the referee is looking to do this he will wave play on by extending both arms out in front of the body.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/bsp/hi/football/rules/off...


Definition of The Advantage Rule

Fouls are often committed during a soccer match. It is the responsibility of the referee to call out these offences and punish those players failing to adhere to the Laws of the Game. However, there are times when the referee lets the play to continue despite an obvious foul being committed. This exclusive power bestowed on the soccer referee is expressed under the Advantage Rule.
https://www.football-bible.com/soccer-info/the-advantage-rul...

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-10-24 23:44:20 GMT)
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*Sorry, "waving play on", not "waiving" (the legal vocab. part of my brain taking over there).

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 05:00
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Walker: Obscure stuff - to me, at least. I'm something of a football fan, but didn't know about this - thanks.
23 mins
  -> Thanks, Tom. I used to be, but any time I dedicate to sport now has been completely taken over by the NFL now. I think there's a similar rule in American football, isn't there, when a quarterback gets a "free play" after an offside, for example?
agree  philgoddard
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil.
agree  David Hollywood: with "rule"
41 mins
  -> Thanks, David, yes, that's what I'd use too.
agree  Charles Davis: To be honest, I think just "Advantage" would be best here. That's what it actually says in the FIFA rules (under Law 5). It's not really a single "rule" as such. The standard expression is "playing advantage" (applied to the ref.).
2 hrs
  -> You're right. I'd always heard commentators say "play the advantage"/"waive play on", but as I researched it, I found a number of instances of "advantage rule" and it seemed a fairly natural, given we have (officially or otherwise) the "offside rule".
agree  Katie Auffinger: It's used with or without "rule," as others have said, as in "advantage is applied." I'd still use "rule" in the title here.
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Katie, I think either "Advantage Rule" or "Advantage" would work in the title.
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: FIFA Laws of the Game: Advantage

Reference information:
See p. 73 (p. 75 of file):

"LAW 5 – THE REFEREE

Advantage

The referee may play advantage whenever an infringement or offence occurs.

The referee should consider the following circumstances in deciding whether to apply the advantage or stop play:
• the severity of the offence: if the infringement warrants an expulsion, the referee must stop play and send off the player unless there is a subsequent opportunity to score a goal
• the position where the offence was committed: the closer to the opponent’s goal, the more effective it can be
• the chances of an immediate, promising attack
• the atmosphere of the match

The decision to penalise the original offence must be taken within a few seconds.

If the offence warrants a caution, it must be issued at the next stoppage. However, unless there is a clear advantage, it is recommended that the referee stops play and cautions the player immediately. If the caution is NOT issued at the next stoppage, it cannot be shown later."

https://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/FootballDevelopment/Referee...

Charles Davis
Spain
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 115

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Robert Carter: I did look at that before posting, but it occurred to me the "ley" part may be more informal usage, as "rule" is perhaps. Incidentally, strangely enough, the FIFA "laws" are "reglas" in Spanish. http://tinyurl.com/y7l9ly6e
3 hrs
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