{"id":57616,"date":"2026-04-29T23:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=57616"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:06:10","slug":"cr5p4335v7qoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/cr5p4335v7qoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta &#8216;fuming&#8217; with officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">We&#8217;ve had two nights of handball controversy, first involving Bayern Munich and now Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In both cases, the ball took a deflection off the body before hitting the arm, and fans have been conditioned into thinking this means there cannot be a penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">What referees actually look for is a clear change of trajectory. Why is that? Because it means the arm position would not create a barrier to the natural direction of the ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">If the ball stays on roughly its intended path, then the ball touching the arm takes precedent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The penalty given against Alphonso Davies on Tuesday would not have been awarded in the Premier League as the arm was too close to the body.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">For Uefa, the fact that the arm moves out from the body before the ball hits it would trump the small deflection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But Ben White&#8217;s handball against Atletico was a very clear penalty under Uefa&#8217;s definition. The arm was a long way out from the body and came in to make contact with the ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There is some discretion if the arm is being brought in to make the body smaller, but in White&#8217;s case it started from so far out, a penalty would be expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Premier League is more relaxed than Europe even when it comes to deflections before a handball. That said, Arsenal defender Gabriel should have really conceded a penalty at Newcastle earlier this season as his arm, when sliding, was raised very high and the deflection off the body was negligible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Would the ball deflecting off White&#8217;s shin have caused VAR to stay out of this in the Premier League? Possibly, but the movement of the arm was very clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A definite spot-kick in Europe, borderline for the Premier League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Atletico #Madrid #Arsenal #Mikel #Arteta #fuming #officials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve had two nights of handball controversy, first involving Bayern Munich and now Arsenal. 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