UCL: UEFA releases new rules on penalty, VAR, others

UEFA has released a caller acceptable of regulations up of the upcoming Champions League, Europa League and Conference League seasons.

The regulations stipulate that players are prohibited from handling the shot wrong the punishment country pursuing a extremity kick.

Any specified handling volition present effect successful a punishment being awarded, irrespective of the player’s volition to play the ball.

Roberto Rosetti, UEFA’s caput of refereeing, disclosed this on Thursday during the Champions League gully held successful Monaco.

Rosetti provided the clarification portion outlining the refereeing updates for the season, linking it straight to past season’s quality involving Barcelona and Atletico Madrid successful the Champions League.

In that incident, Atletico defender Marc Pubill handled the shot to presumption it connected the tract earlier passing it with his foot, contempt goalkeeper, Juan Musso having already taken the extremity kick.

He besides elaborated connected UEFA’s caller directives regarding the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), emphasising that referees indispensable marque autarkic decisions connected the tract and cautioning against utilizing VAR to reassess each incident.

He stated: “We privation them to beryllium resolute. The Video Assistant Referee is simply a important initiative, but we expe...