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IFAB adopts changes to the handball rule
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The ruleskeepers of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) have made two changes to the handball rule . In addition, there will soon be red cards for coaches, the substitutions should be less time play possible and attackers may no longer be in the free kick wall.
The General Assembly of the IFAB, which determines the football rules, decided on Saturday (02.03.2019) the changes at their meeting in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Hand play - unintentionally can now be punishable
Two changes to the hand game were accepted.
The "unnatural enlargement of the body area" becomes part of the rules. An arm posture above shoulder level will thus in future lead to a punishable hand play in the event of contact with the hand or arm. However, there should be exceptions: For example, when the ball rebounds from another part of the body or when an arm is used in a straddle for support. Even below the shoulder level an "unnatural enlargement of the body area" should be punishable.
Unintentional handball is partially punishable . And that is when such a handball game creates a goal or even a goal - a so-called "clear advantage". One example is the goal of Mönchengladbach's Christoph Kramer on the 17th Bundesliga match day at Borussia Dortmund. Such a hit will no longer count in the future. The rule only concerns the offensive. Anyone who unintentionally prevents a goal by hand will continue to escape with impunity.
Both changes bring a little more selectivity, but the discussions are likely to remain. David Elleray, technical director of the IFAB, described the gray area in hand-play in the run-up to the General Assembly as the "English Channel" : "Now we are trying to make a Rhine out of it." Not only for fans, players and coaches the borders should become clearer. The video assistant may also be helped with the changes so that he can better justify his (non-) intervention. It is the first change in the handball rule since 1902, as the historian Petra Tabarelli from Ockenheim researched in advance .
That the term "intention" deleted from the hand rules or a "dial" to determine the punishable arm posture of a player, was never a consideration, as IFAB CEO Lukas Brud told sportschau.de. Many media had speculated about such changes.
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More changes in the game
In addition to the hand game, the following rule changes were accepted:
Substitutions : If a player is substituted, he must leave the field immediately at the next line. This should prevent time play, but will also represent a visual change.
Free kick wall : Players of the team who make the free kick may not stand in the wall anymore. You have to stand one meter away from the wall. The condition for this is that the wall consists of three or more players.
Goal kick and free kick in the penalty area: The ball does not have to leave the penalty area as before, before a teammate can accept it. As a result, a time game was previously possible because kick or free kick must be repeated. A faked inattention brought so far a few seconds. Also, that will bring a visual change, because now a "short kick" in the box is conceivable. Enemy players must always be outside the penalty area. If the distance in the free kick to the penalty area is less than 9.15 meters, then the 9.15 meters distance must be observed.
Punishments for Officials: One more visual matter for more transparency: The referee will signal club officials on the bench, such as coaches with yellow and red cards, if they warn them or refer them from the interior. Exciting detail: If the culprit can not be identified (eg co-trainer, fitness trainer, press officer), automatically gets the head coach's punishment.
Goalkeeper in the penalty: The goalkeeper must have only one foot at the height of the goal line, not both. This is to make the goalkeepers clearer, which movement scope they have in a penalty. In addition, such situations will be easier for the referee and video assistants to assess.
Referee ball : Here are some changes: If the referee interrupts the game and continues with a referee ball, he plays in future a player of the team to the ball that was last on the ball. The exception is the penalty area, here the goalkeeper gets him leaked. A distance of four meters was introduced for all other 21 players. Also new: If the referee or an assistant is hit, there should be a referee ball - but only if the ball contact could result in a goal, a chance to score or a ball possession change. The principle "The referee is air" then does not apply.
Update: In addition to the rule changes announced on March 2, IFAB announced further minor rule changes on March 12. The referee podcast "Collina Erben" has been summarized on Twitter.
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