The penalties awarded for handballs have almost doubled in Serie A since introducing VAR, helping Italy set a new record, whilst other Leagues have cut down on their total tally of spot kicks. This ...

The sport of soccer, or football, is of course all about using your feet (and sometimes your head). Countless exciting, jaw-dropping, and memorable moments have occurred with the ball at a player’s ...

The handball is the one rule everyone knows about in football. The game is played with one's feet, the only exception being the goalkeeper. In the era of technology, every play is scrutinized, and if ...

Video assistant referee (VAR) causes controversy every week whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look ...

Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ at the 1986 is one of football’s most iconic and infamous moments. The Argentine deceived the officials by beating England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to the ball with his ...

Over the past two decades, there has been a steady evolution in the definition and the application of rules related to handballs, penalties and red cards. In the early 1990s, I would enthusiastically ...

There’s real fire in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final — and not just because PSG extended their aggregate lead to two goals with an early strike. By now, fierce debates have already ...

Handball is the second most popular sport in Europe. However, handball is still considered a minor sport in the United States and gets very little television coverage. But it’s growing in popularity, ...

HANDBALLS have become ridiculous now, the rules make no sense whatsoever and common sense has to prevail. Being a defender, when a player entered the box my first thought was how to defend but now ...