How is the own goal judged?

UEFA will hold a meeting in Liechtenstein in the near future to discuss this issue. Spokesman William Gallard said: "Twenty years ago, the own goal may be nothing, but now it is becoming more and more important to the player's career. There is no real rule to judge the own goal, which is what we should pay attention to. "

At present, the judgment of own goal depends entirely on the referee's game report, but sometimes it is controversial. Gallard said: "The situation that the goal was judged by the referee in the past has changed. In some cases, UEFA technicians will make new decisions by watching video playback, but we hope to establish a set of clear rules to eliminate those vague judgment criteria. "

FIFA announced a set of simple criteria for judging an own goal in the 1998 World Cup: If a player rushes to the football and sends it to his own goal, it is an own goal. Later, this rule was added, on the premise that if the ball that originally deviated from the goal direction was actively blocked into its own goal, it was defined as an own goal. The goal that Beckham scored in Paraguay in the 2006 World Cup group match was revised by FIFA several times, and was finally recognized as an own goal by Paraguay defender Gamara. Arsenal drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the Premier League this season, and Rooney's goal on Gallas was also ruled as an own goal. In some cases, how to judge the own goal also affects the evaluation of the Golden Boot Award in various competitions.