Search results

The current law doesn’t determine a handball as deliberate if it touches the hand or arm after ricocheting off another part of the body. It doesn’t specify that in the wording of the law but that is how referees are being told to apply the law.

Sadly not. As the law stands defenders can benefit from the ball bouncing off another part of the body and hitting an arm even if it is in an unnatural position. I reckon we will see a goal line clearance soon where this happens and all hell will break loose and force IFAB to change this...

I’d be surprised if Taylor saw it hit his knee in real time. I don’t think his position was that good and a lot of players were in his way. Quite likely he had the VAR in his ear telling him what happened.