The VAR who reviewed the penalty awarded to PSG towards Newcastle for a controversial handball has been stood down from his recreation on Wednesday, Sky Sports activities Information understands.
Tomasz Kwiatkowski requested referee Szymon Marciniak to go to the display after the evaluate which regarded into a possible handball by Tino Livramento – the referee didn’t give the penalty on-field, however reversed the choice after wanting on the incident on the display.
Kwiatkowski was because of be the VAR in Wednesday’s Champions League recreation between Actual Sociedad and Salzburg however has now been changed.
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Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe says VAR’s choice to award a penalty to PSG was ‘poor’ after it value his facet a well-known victory and left their Champions League hopes out of their palms
Newcastle seemed to be heading for a well-known 1-0 win on the Parc des Princes till the penalty was awarded towards Tino Livramento, permitting Kylian Mbappe to degree within the eighth and ultimate minute of added time.
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Tim Sherwood and the Soccer Particular panel are incensed as PSG are awarded a late penalty for an obvious handball from Tino Livramento
Talking on Soccer Particular, former Spurs supervisor Tim Sherwood labelled the choice “disgusting” whereas Newcastle boss Eddie Howe mentioned referee Marciniak ought to have been stronger to ignore Kwiatkowski’s recommendation.
Thought to be one of many world’s greatest referees, Szymon Marciniak took cost of final yr’s World Cup ultimate between Argentina and France.
The Polish referee was additionally the person within the center for June’s Champions League ultimate between Manchester Metropolis and Inter Milan.
Howe mentioned in a tv interview the referee had been positioned beneath “excessive” strain by the PSG gamers, and later labelled a call which value his facet two treasured factors “poor” in his post-match press convention.
Had Newcastle gained within the French capital they’d have had their Champions League future in their very own palms, however now should beat AC Milan of their ultimate group recreation and hope Dortmund get no less than some extent towards PSG to progress to the knockout phases.
What’s the handball regulation?
IFAB’s legal guidelines state…
For the needs of figuring out handball offences, the higher boundary of the arm is in keeping with the underside of the armpit. Not each contact of a participant’s hand/arm with the ball is an offence.
Are UEFA’s guidelines completely different from particular person leagues?
Each league, competitors and governing physique has its personal pointers on how you can interpret the legal guidelines of the sport and forward of the 2023/24 season, UEFA moved to try to restrict the giving of handball offences with reference to deflections, in addition to the punishment for yellow and purple playing cards proven for handball.
UEFA’s pointers say “no handball offence needs to be known as on a participant if the ball is beforehand deflected from his personal physique, and, specifically, when the ball doesn’t go in the direction of the aim.” Nevertheless, this was solely a advice from the UEFA Soccer Board, which incorporates coaches and former gamers like England boss Gareth Southgate, former England defender Rio Ferdinand and ex-Wales star Gareth Bale, and was by no means formally ratified.
The rules additionally say “not each handball ought to robotically result in a warning after each shot at aim, as anticipated by the present pointers.”
It’s an offence if a participant:
intentionally touches the ball with their hand/arm, for instance shifting the hand/arm in the direction of the balltouches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their physique unnaturally greater. A participant is taken into account to have made their physique unnaturally greater when the place of their hand/arm is just not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the participant’s physique motion for that particular scenario. By having their hand/arm in such a place, the participant takes a threat of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalisedscores within the opponents’ aim: Instantly from their hand/arm, even when unintentional, together with by the goalkeeper or instantly after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even when unintentional
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Newcastle United’s Nick Pope provides his opinion on the penalty given towards his facet throughout their Champions League match at PSG
Evaluation: Surprising name denies Newcastle
Sky Sports activities’ Adam Bate:
Paris Saint-Germain scored with their thirtieth shot of the sport and a variety of these had been clear alternatives so Newcastle might nicely have been punished sooner than they had been. However it was the style of the equaliser, a present from the officers, that can so grate.
Mbappe didn’t breach the Newcastle again line with a little bit of brilliance. He was handed the ball and in a position to convert from the penalty spot not due to a Newcastle error both. Only a desperately merciless penalty name that required a VAR evaluate to make it occur.
The choice to award a spot-kick for the ball putting Livramento’s arm after bouncing there through his chest would have been inexplicable regardless – there was nothing unnatural about his physique form. It’s known as working. However it was even stranger given earlier occasions.