A couple of clarification points here.
1. Sanchez was booked for stopping the throw in being taken (perfectly fine) after a warning, not for any kind of simulation.
2. The cut lip from Twitter was not from this, it happened earlier.
None of it takes away from the fact that he was hit in the face and the Spud loving media choose to present it differently.
He was sort of taking a little run up and jump towards the thrower, wasn't he? I'd suggest that he did start around 2m out and after he jumped was pretty much on the touchline.
I think Alexis did have a point, to be fair.
Also - I think the cut lip may well have happened when the ball hit him in the face, hit him with some force. That or when he had a little tussle with Huth towards the end.
no you can't
An opponent who unfairly distracts or impedes the thrower (including moving closer than 2 m (2 yds) to the place where the throw-in is to be taken) is cautioned for unsporting behaviour and if the throw-in has been taken an indirect free kick is awarded
So in other words you have to be 2 metres away
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