Accidental handball by an attacker in the build-up to a goal will not be penalised at Euro 2020, UEFA’s referees’ chief has confirmed. The handball law was updated by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in March and the changes come into force worldwide at the start of next month. The law update also provided clarity on what constitutes handball, particularly on unnatural body position. "Football is about controversial moments and it is not always easy to define the line of intervention for our VARs. "We gave to our VARs some guidelines for intervention but we know in football we have 'grey' situations.

Source: Sky sports June 04, 2021 13:18 UTC