The referee Davide Massa and his officiating crew have been praised for their handling of the game between AC Milan and Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico last night. Milan left the capital with a draw, but ...

Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ at the 1986 is one of football’s most iconic and infamous moments. The Argentine deceived the officials by beating England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to the ball with his ...

The handball is the one rule everyone knows about in football. The game is played with one's feet, the only exception being the goalkeeper. In the era of technology, every play is scrutinized, and if ...

The sport of soccer, or football, is of course all about using your feet (and sometimes your head). Countless exciting, jaw-dropping, and memorable moments have occurred with the ball at a player’s ...

Over the past two decades, there has been a steady evolution in the definition and the application of rules related to handballs, penalties and red cards. In the early 1990s, I would enthusiastically ...

Handball is a popular European team sport with a history dating back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. It’s increasingly enjoyed worldwide. Requiring strength, endurance and dexterity, handball is ...

Accidental handballs in the buildup to a teammate scoring will no longer lead to the goal being ruled out after the law was eased on Friday. The move by the International Football Association Board ...

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) will not be used to police a hard line on handballs when the technology is used in the Premier League for the first time next season, referees' chief Mike Riley has ...

Accidental handballs in the buildup to a teammate scoring will no longer lead to the goal being ruled out after the law was eased on Friday. The move by the International Football Association Board ...