VAR is changing spirit of football: Pochettino

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino fears the 'spirit of football' is being changed by video assistant referee (VAR) after his side fell victim to technology yesterday morning (Singapore time). As it turned out, the penalty awarded by VAR against Danny Rose for...

As it stands in the International Football Association Board rulebook, a player can be penalised for handball if their arms extend"beyond a natural silhouette" - even if accidental.

Pochettino was more measured, perhaps as the penalty was saved by Hugo Lloris, but still raised concerns that there are too many grey areas in deciding on handball. "Maybe technically it was a penalty because it was handball, but we do not know the protocol. There are a lot of question marks and a lot of work to do.

 

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