Mature decision to deny Manchester City a penalty for handball sets example for referees | Chris Foy

Jan 26, 2026 - 17:30
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Mature decision to deny Manchester City a penalty for handball sets example for referees | Chris Foy

Farai Hallam trusted his own judgment on Yerson Mosquera incident despite a VAR review and, in doing so, showed the way forward

I refereed professional football for 25 years. We were talking about handball when I started, and it remains one of the most discussed topics in the game.

One reason for this is that we’ve had a number of law changes by the International Football Association Board (Ifab) over recent years. All were made in an effort to achieve consistent outcomes for the benefit of the game, but we can sometimes end up with different interpretations of the laws. Continue reading...

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