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You Are The Ref answer and suggestions 8:52pm on 20 Jun 2008 Here's a suggestion.
In the Spain vs Italy game, Torres escapes down the left flank in a counterattack and heads straight towards goal. The Italian defenders madly rush back to close him out; however, Torres continues running and enters the the penalty area with a very narrow angle towards the goal, about half a meter away from the endline. Buffon, realizing that no defender has made it back to intercept Torres, rushes out of goal to block the shot. Torres wisely touches the ball around Buffon's right side and tries to run around his left. However, in order to avoid Buffon, he has to step out of the field, beyond the endline. Buffon, realizing that, if Torres makes it around him he will score, steps beyond the endline and tackles Torres down.
While clearly a foul, is this a penalty? Note that the foul took place beyond the endline, outside of the pitch. If not, where will the free kick take place? Will Buffon be red carded for committing a foul as the last man?

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