PSG v Man Utd: The handball rule - what is the latest, and do you agree?
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Manchester United's controversial injury-time penalty in their dramatic Champions League win over Paris St-Germain has got everyone talking about the handball rule and VAR.
Marcus Rashford thumped home the spot-kick in the 94th minute, awarded after referee Damir Skomina had initially signalled a corner after Diogo Dalot's shot struck Presnel Kimpembe and went over the crossbar.
Skomina received a signal to check the incident again for a possible handball in the box and after watching a pitchside monitor, changed his decision.
Injured PSG forward Neymar called the decision a "disgrace", asking "What can [Kimpembe] do with his hand while his back is turned?"
But what are the rules?
As it stands from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) rulebook:
Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with the hand or arm.
The following must be considered:
- The movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)
- The distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)
- The position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an offence
However, Head of Uefa referees Robert Rossetti told the Times in January that - when VAR was introduced into this season's Champions League - officials would penalise any unnatural arm movement that makes contact with the ball.
"The big challenge is the position of the arm. When the arm is totally out of the body above the shoulder it should be penalised. If the defender is making the body bigger in order to block the ball it is not fair.
"It is different if the defender is challenging or playing the ball and it rebounds. But if he is looking to block a cross or a shot on goal and the player is trying to spread his body then it is a handball."
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What next?
At the weekend, Ifab - football's law-makers - said handball will be given against a player if their arms extend "beyond a natural silhouette" - even if it is accidental.
Ifab chief David Elleray explained: "If the arms are extended beyond that silhouette then the body is being made unnaturally bigger, with the purpose of it being a bigger barrier to the opponent or the ball.
"Players should be allowed to have their arms by their side because it's their natural silhouette."
That new interpretation will come in from 1 June - the date of the Champions League final.

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NO NEYMAR, a disgrace is someone who throws himself on the floor and rolls over and over trying to get a fellow professional sent off!
IE: YOU!!!!
Football, for a professional sport, is officiated very subjectively.
This is what makes for entertainment and controversy but also makes the game very unfair, sometimes ridiculously so.
I am in favour of VAR but this doesn’t seem a clear cut decision to me.
Line up 20 referees and would all 20 give the penalty?
I can see us getting to the point quite quickly where trying to kick the ball into an arm becomes a key skill for an attacking player. That can't be right
VAR does seem to overly penalise handball though - you only have to go back to some of the decisions made for penalties in the World Cup to see that.
That new interpretation will come in from 1 June - the date of the Champions League final.
So the referee last night interpreted the decision on a rule that has not yet come into force?????
But then VAR is used and they play it back and analyse everything to the nth degree and the finest detail
It refereeing by hindsight and has to be improved.
Man Utd can only go with the refs decision.
So tough luck Neymar how many times have you cheated and got away with it
"AS IT STANDS from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) rulebook:
Handling the ball involves a DELIBERATE ate act of a player making contact with the ball with the hand or arm."
Under the CURRENT interpretation ref was wrong. End of.
Now THAT'S a disgrace!
I would be much happier if they dealt with the pushing and shirt pulling when attacking and defending set pieces.
Back on subject - Although the PSG player did not deliberately move his hand to the ball he turned his back on the shot and as a result he could not avoid contact with the ball. He cost his team because of that.