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+----- Thread: VAR and the rule of "hand ball"!!? (/showthread.php?tid=8743)
VAR and the rule of "hand ball"!!? - 0762 - 18-08-2019
Did anybody watch that last secs winning goal by City v Spurs that was eventually disallowed by this controversial rule of any hand ball, deliberate or otherwise, that was exposed during the women's World Cup in France??? It was a ridiculous decision and it is gonna ruin footie as a true spectacle and source of entertainment! I suspect that this rule will be "kicked into touch" sooner rather than later as a matter of course!! Referees should be allowed to judge whether the old rule of hand ball applies or not and not this ill thought out garbage!
RE: VAR and the rule of "hand ball"!!? - Lord Snooty - 18-08-2019
Ain't no way can that decision be given with the naked eye. The ball has just brushed his arm. It wasn't deliberate. This is a stupid rule and has to go. It's only been brought in to ease up the decision making for VAR. Ridiculous!
