Handball intent

[Man of Harveys]

Gluteus you old rogue - I gather that handball players also put sticky substances on their fingers in order to improve their grip when holding on tightly to balls. What's not to like right there?

 

[Mellotron]

So are you saying that would be a free kick or not because by the rules of the game it can only be given as handball if it is intentional? A 'deliberate' handball, which it think is how you are interpretting this is punishable by a free kick AND a red/yellow card.

If, after a ball is kicked you deliberately move your hand/arm towards it that is a deliberate handball. If you have your arms out 'making yourself big' you didn't deliberately handle it but the intent was still there, making it a free kick

I would say it is a free kick. I think the wording needs to be changed as very, very, very, very rarely is a handball "deliberate" (ie catching a ball, stopping a ball going in etc).

 

[Gluteus Maximus]

Indeed MOH.
This young lady has applied a sticky substance to her hand and has a good hard grip around this particular ball.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Such a skillful young lady - and, look, to be able do that with a ball made out of ROCK...

 

[withdeanwombat]

What I hate is when a player has a ball smashed into his arm from 2 yards and not giving away a free kick the other team act like he has just been let off mass murder and rape of their own mothers!

How is someone supposed to move their hand out of the way in that short time scale?

If you are a footballer of any worth you should have detachable arms that you leave in the dressing room before the game.

Obviously.