I know that there are folks on here that know that know the laws and their interpretation better than me, and I'm curious to know about a situation I've seen a couple of times recently.
The situation is where the keeper goes outside the 18 to collect a ball, plays the ball with his feet into the 18, and then picks it up.
I am curious as to why that is allowed where the keeper can not pick the ball up after a back pass from an outfield player. It seems to me to be effectively the same thing as the back pass. The fact that the keeper is not whistled for the handling tells me it is not the same, but I would like to know the why behind that.
The situation is where the keeper goes outside the 18 to collect a ball, plays the ball with his feet into the 18, and then picks it up.
I am curious as to why that is allowed where the keeper can not pick the ball up after a back pass from an outfield player. It seems to me to be effectively the same thing as the back pass. The fact that the keeper is not whistled for the handling tells me it is not the same, but I would like to know the why behind that.