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gbb

Squire
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Peterborough
Per the guidance of the IFAB, which oversees the rules of the game globally, "this is not a handball (unless the ball goes directly into the opponents' goal or the player scores immediately afterwards, in which case a direct free kick is awarded to the other team)."
 

No Ta Doctor

Über Member
They reallly should use pundits who have some slight idea about the rules of football.

It doesn't matter in the slightest who the ball came off, if you handle it deliberately, or (modern interpretation) your hand/arm is not "in a natural position", then it is handball.

Strangely, the "Simplified rules of the game" does indeed mention who kicked the ball, though I can't find reference to it in the actual Laws of the game. They're both maintained and published by IFAB

https://footballrules.com/offences-sanctions/handball/
 
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