I tend to think the rules in the box are way too harsh and that way too many PKs are awarded, but if that isn’t a handball then handballs simply don’t exist, short of what Suarez did in the World Cup. The rule doesn’t say anything about proximity or where the ball is going, nor should it. I’ve always felt a strict handball rule to be very much in the spirit of the game. Maybe there’s a discussion to be had on what punishment is appropriate but that has to be a handball.
Fwiw, I think the “making the body bigger” part of the rule is silly and it’s so subjective as to be meaningless, but imo that shouldn’t be part of the rule at all. If the ball touches your hand/arm, and it makes a play on the ball (i.e. changes the trajectory and alters the play), it should be a foul.
I tend to think the rules in the box are way too harsh and that way too many PKs are awarded, but if that isn’t a handball then handballs simply don’t exist, short of what Suarez did in the World Cup. The rule doesn’t say anything about proximity or where the ball is going, nor should it. I’ve always felt a strict handball rule to be very much in the spirit of the game. Maybe there’s a discussion to be had on what punishment is appropriate but that has to be a handball.
Fwiw, I think the “making the body bigger” part of the rule is silly and it’s so subjective as to be meaningless, but imo that shouldn’t be part of the rule at all. If the ball touches your hand/arm, and it makes a play on the ball (i.e. changes the trajectory and alters the play), it should be a foul.