Skip to Content
AP National Sports

UEFA, top coaches team up to urge easing of handball law

By
Published 6:10 am

By GRAHAM DUNBAR
AP Sports Writer

GENEVA (AP) — Expect to see fewer penalties awarded for handball in the Champions League next season. UEFA gathered elite coaches including Zinedine Zidane and Jürgen Klinsmann to discuss the laws of the game, and its new Football Board agreed on giving new guidance for referees when it comes to handball situations in UEFA competitions. It wants to clarify that handballs should not be given if the ball deflected off a player’s body onto an arm or hand. UEFA can give guidelines to referees in its own competitions but cannot change the fundamental Laws of the Game.

Article Topic Follows: AP National Sports

Jump to comments ↓

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KTVZ is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.