Sunday’s Premier League matches saw several controversial handball decisions. The current handball law can be frustrating in its lack of clarity. This is how each decision was reached. More from jwhitey98
Sunday’s Premier League matches saw several controversial handball decisions.
Liverpool felt they should have been awarded a penalty after Diogo Jota’s cross hit Gabriel Magalhaes’ outstretched arm. Michael Oliver’s decision not to award a spotkick was upheld by VAR, and Jurgen Klopp’s side fell to a 3-2 loss. In Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Everton at Goodison Park, Marcus Rashford looked to have added gloss to the scoreline with a third, only for the goal to be ruled out for a slight brush of the ball on his arm.
However, in West Ham’s 3-1 win over Fulham earlier in the afternoon, Michail Antonio’s goal — despite looking superficially similar to Rashford’s — was allowed to stand. The current handball law can be frustrating in its lack of clarity. This is how each decision was reached. Firstly, in the context of handball, it is considered that the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit. Any contact below that line is a potential handball. Deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball
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