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submitted 2 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/football@lemmy.world

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Agree on 1. Another big issue is the VAR refs being from the same organization as the on-field refs. That leads to buddies not wanting to hurt each others' feelings.
I like this but would extend it to being the rear-most foot of the attacker that is on the ground and the front-most foot of the defender that is on the ground. Making it about feet only and not all attacking-eligible body parts, while also making it about what is actually touching the ground, makes it sooooooo much more easily measured by VAR. No more drawing vertical lines from shoulders to connect to a horizontal line from the ground, just two lines that are easily seen by cameras and the existing lines on the field.
As it is right now, anything above the sleeves is already not classed as handball. Maybe headers are only allowed inside the box?

[–] OlPatchy2Eyes 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm afraid of this creating complicated offsides calls brought about by a defender standing still with legs spread and then simply lifting the rear foot to trap attackers. It's a funny image but probably valid for set pieces.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Hmmm, solid point.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah good shout, I just know certain fans/pundits don't like complicated rules so tried to keep it simple but your method is better.
Sorry, I think I was unclear... Above the end of the sleeve meaning on the sleeve is fine. I don't think that's the current rule as I've seen many recent decisions when they've given handball for the ball hitting the sleeve. If that's not the case, I refer back to #1.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You're right. Commentators have been saying for years it was the bottom of the sleeve, but the actual rule says bottom of the armpit. That's close to the bottom of the sleeve, depending on the length of the sleeve, but not technically the rule.