Manchester United and Man City among clubs set to be affected by major rule change next season
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxThe International Football Association Board (IFAB) has announced another change to the handball rule that will come into effect from the start of July.Football’s leading lawmakers have now confirmed that because the interpretation of handball incidents have “not always been consistent”, the rule has been altered.A statement read: “Accidental handball that leads to a team-mate scoring a goal or having a goal-scoring opportunity will no longer be considered an offence.”Members of IFAB have decided that not every touch of a player’s hand/arm in the build-up to a goal will be pulled back for a foul, or disallowed after being reviewed by the VAR.In terms of whether a player makes themselves “unnaturally bigger” and the ball.
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