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Originally Posted by Locke
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.
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You're absolutely correct. Often, free kicks are given for handballs that should not be called. If Sturridge had stuck his hand out and tapped the ball in, then it would be obvious that it was intentional and a free kick would have been the correct call. In this instance, Sturridge made no attempt to play the ball with his arm intentionally, and anyone with any experience watching football at the professional level would know that as he stood to gain absolutely nothing by using his arm.