“it is an offence if a player gains possession/control of the ball after it has touched their hand/arm and then scores in the opponents’ goal, creates a goal-scoring opportunity or scores in the opponents’ goal directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental.”If that WAS the law I’d agree. But it isn’t. The premier league explained the new law like this:
“Any goal scored or created with the use of the hand or arm will be disallowed this season even if it is accidental.”
So it isn’t any contact with the arm/hand at all, it’s contact that results in a goal being scored. In other words, it isn’t handball if the contact is irrelevant to the goal being scored.
I said this when the rags got that pen at PSG. Nobody in the stadium appeared to be appealing for handball, the commentators didn't see anything and nobody watching at home saw a handball. So nobody saw it and if the VAR ref hadn't highlighted it then nobody would have been any the wiser. So, in that instance, how do we know that something similar hadn't occurred several times over the two legs and not been reviewed? Essentially you are at the mercy of someone who is micro-refereeing a match via ultra slow motion replays and technically can pick and choose which things that haven't been seen by the naked eye he wants to review. Suddenly the lack of transparency there and the scope for manipulation is absolutely startling.Said all along it would be used as a tool to manipulate results and that’s exactly what is happening. If Liverpool or the rags scored that goal yesterday it would never have been reviewed by the VAR and we would all be none the wiser regarding the “handball”.
“The referees’ chief Mike Riley has revealed that video assistant referees will not impose the tough line on handballs in the Premier League next season that has led to numerous controversial penalties in the Women’s World Cup and Champions League.
Riley, the managing director of the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), said that many of the penalties awarded for handball in the Women’s World Cup and Champions League — including those awarded against Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose and Moussa Sissoko in the Champions League quarter-final and final respectively — would not be given in the Premier League.
The former top-flight referee said that officials will be told to minimise the disruptive impact of VARs by having “a high line of intervention”. It comes after fears that overuse of video reviews is ruining the flow and spectacle of the game. Despite the handball law, which came into force across all competitions last month, Riley thinks that there is flexibility for English football to interpret it in a way that will not cause a big increase in the number of spot-kicks.
It was revealed last month that VARs in the Premier League will not rule on whether a goalkeeper moves off the line at penalties, leaving that decision to on-field officials, and that referees will be told not to consult pitchside monitors to minimise delays”
So Mr rag Riley what changed, did Mr Graham Scott not get the message, or did he apply the exception, except when it’s City?
All goals are reviewed by VAR. Every single one.
you have summed up my thought. Let us bring this post back up at the end of the season. No one will be able to highlight a disallowed goal for the Rags or Dippers, no one. It will not happen. But, watch the Rodri penalty be given time and again for both teams.
If that WAS the law I’d agree. But it isn’t. The premier league explained the new law like this:
“Any goal scored or created with the use of the hand or arm will be disallowed this season even if it is accidental.”
So it isn’t any contact with the arm/hand at all, it’s contact that results in a goal being scored. In other words, it isn’t handball if the contact is irrelevant to the goal being scored.
“it is an offence if a player gains possession/control of the ball after it has touched their hand/arm and then scores in the opponents’ goal, creates a goal-scoring opportunity or scores in the opponents’ goal directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental.”
http://www.thefa.com/football-rules.../football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct