In a Bundesliga game last Saturday, Borussia Dortmund’s Emre Can committed a foul against TSG Hoffenheim’s Kevin Akpoguma on the edge of the Dortmund penalty area. The defender clipped Akpoguma’s foot from behind. Referee Martin Petersen  correctly blew his whistle, and — despite Can’s obligatory protests of innocence — the two teams lined up for the free kick.

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