Quote:
Originally Posted by Fusebox
It wouldn't have mattered even if the ball had gone in off his hand. I am amazed at how many commentators and people in this thread who don't seem to understand how the handball law is written. It must be a DELIBERATE handball.
Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with
the ball with his hand or arm. The referee must take the following into
consideration:
• 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
infringement
• touching the ball with an object held in the hand (clothing, shinguard, etc.)
counts as an infringement
• hitting the ball with a thrown object (boot, shinguard, etc.) counts as an
infringement
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Haha! Thats someone who is glued to the letter of the law. Look at some of the handballs that have been given in the PL.
Its more about experience watching this league and knowing whats expected.
Sometimes a handball is given just because a defender has his arms out by his side and has therefore denied a goal-scoring opportunity, then it depends on how far away he was from the ball and on and on it goes.
The thing is, if Sturridge had extended his arm to hit the ball into the net then that would have been obvious. In this case its more like he missed it but got lucky that it still hit him.