If you watch the third replay on the Apple TV broadcast, there is indeed a slight deflection of the inside of his thigh to nullify any handball per the IFAB Laws of the Game.
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Posts by Dan Crooke
"... This clear contact of the ball with the leg causes the ball to clearly change direction. The ball then strikes Lovitz’s arm. Given the clear change of direction of the ball, the position of Lovitz’s arm is justifiable and therefore there was no handball offense."
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I asked referee Sergii Boiko about the incident where a Sam Sarver shot struck the arm of Daniel Lovitz, assuming the determination was 'arms in a natural position.' His response was:
"Daniel Lovitz successfully blocked the shot with his leg...
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$195 for the nameless jersey with little to no design. What makes it $45 better than the adidas Climacool+ jerseys for the World Cup, or $25 better than the authentic version of the Nike USWNT shirt?
Great way to build a fan base.
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2026 FC Dallas Preview with @3rddegree.net 🎙️
Gass is joined by Dan to check in on FC Dallas' offseason and expectations heading into 2026.
📺 youtu.be/XOVJMtdf5oQ
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Completely unofficial, but I make it that @FCDallas can win Tourneo de Tejas with a win over Atlanta and if Houston to fail to win inside 90 minutes against NYRB.
Or with a shootout win and a Houston loss if you're keeping count.
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Predicting the 2026 #FCDallas primary kit
It's go time! Amazing work by @crooke86.bsky.social
#DTID #SomosFCD
3rddegree.net/predicting-t...
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There's a new "top-tier, Div 1" league coming, and while the hard cores are all over it, for those unfamiliar, but curious I've parsed my overview, observations and questions into 5 parts - free2read peterwelpton.substack.com/p/usl-premier-…
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On behalf of all expats, we're sorry for his tired act.
When it was tongue in cheek on their Sirius XM show it was at least slightly enjoyable. You can't pretend the domestic game doesn't exist while people spend thousands to watch Messi play, or Atlanta beats every Prem attendance some weeks.
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FC Dallas is down to the last 459 tickets available through AXS for Saturday's playoff game with avancouver
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I had the chance to talk to Dax McCarty about MLS Decision Day and get some insight into FC Dallas' playoff series with the Vancouver Whitecaps
3rddegree.net/ex-fcd-midfi...
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Dallas Trinity FC in numbers so far:
22,838 - announced attendance
114 - crab and mozzarella arancini balls consumed by Joey Chestnut
12 - another goal for Sealy Strawn
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That's a basic pitch inspection. Does anything impede the roll or bounce of the ball to make it unplayable.
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Designing a legacy – A look at the adidas Archive Collection
@crooke86.bsky.social with a deep dive into the design process that led to the new #FCDallas third kit.
#DTID #SomosFCD
3rddegree.net/designing-a-...
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I sat down with FCD VP of Merchandising Tim Henning last week to learn what went into producing the absolutely stunning Legacy Kit as part of the adidas Archive Collection.
3rddegree.net/designing-a-...
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He's made the team a lot of money, and done the job they tasked him with. The parts of that job the rest of probably deem more important, not as much, but he got probably double what they should have for Pepi.
9 months ago
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Let's go, the best FC Dallas jersey of all time goes on sale in less than an hour!
3rddegree.net/fc-dallas-un...
9 months ago
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A change from my usual beat, and a run up 75 to see Texoma FC. Adrian Forbes has worked wonders on an expansion franchise, and I cannot stress enough to the other Lutonians in DFW that they need to get up to Sherman.
3rddegree.net/texoma-sees-...
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Eric Quill felt the game was lost well before the two red cards, but also felt they could have been a couple of goals ahead in the opening half hour.
"We didn't come out and have the game locked in, and that's where the game was lost. The first 10 minutes of the second half."
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Referee Tim Ford confirmed that Kaick 'made contact with the back of the head of his opponent using his head.'
The broadcast angles all showed him move his head towards Chicho Arango but nothing side-on that showed contact. Ford was directly next to the red card incident.
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Hey Chris, nice kit.
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Thank you sir!
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More people stuck around (or arrived) than I figured.
Told @crooke86.bsky.social I should stay and give out a free month of the newsletter to anyone who makes it to 90’
“Everyone who does that is already a premium subscriber,” he said. 😅😅
10 months ago
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Burning it up! Predicting the 2025 #FCDallas third jersey
#DTID #SomosFCD
Once again, amazing work by our own @crooke86.bsky.social . Let's hope the real thing is this good.
3rddegree.net/burning-it-u...
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FC Dallas Assistant Coach Rodrigo Rios will take charge of Wednesday's game at FC Cincinnati. Eric Quill is serving a suspension for accumulation of yellow cards.
Rios previously served as assistant at Atlanta and Austin.
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We're back with
@battista.bsky.social
to break down a dreary Hudson Derby and chat with
@crooke86.bsky.social of @3rddegree.net
to preview FCD's visit to Harrison in the #USOpenCup! #RBNY
youtu.be/7k0GZ6BkDD4
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Bedford is the closest ones I know short of ground sharing. The two Nottingham grounds are separated by a river so there's a couple of hundred feet between
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The playoff race tightens as Dallas Trinity battles through adversity
#DTFC
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