England’s Fran Kirby fears cynical players and managers will be tempted to exploit the new handball rules to win penalties. David Squires on … the Women's World Cup and arms in unnatural positions With intent removed from the equation, referees have no latitude if a player’s arms are not in a “natural
Tag: Video assistant referees (VARs)
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There is always the chance, when English clubs meet in European knockout football, that players who know each other so well will treat it as a pumped-up Premier League encounter rather than showing the respect and caution they might have afforded continental opponents, and the memorably frenetic showdown between Manchester