Hand game
The deliberate handball in football ( Swiss , Austrian : hands ) is a rule violation that is punished with a direct free kick - if the opposing team enters the penalty area with a penalty .
Definition and punishment
Hand play refers to playing the ball with the arm or hand, so "hand" here is the entire arm below the shoulder. The football referee punishes “deliberate handball” with the above measures . The problem is that an intention is not clearly recognizable from an outsider. As a result, the hand game is punished if it looks as if there was an intention, that is, if the player deliberately moves his arm or hand towards the ball in order to play it with his hand. However, the "unintentional handball" if the ball accidentally bounces off the hand remains unpunished. This will u. a. then assumed if the arm is a "natural", i.e. H. a movement corresponding to the football-specific movement sequence has been carried out. In contrast, it is not relevant to the decision whether the player has objectively gained an advantage through the unintentional handball.
Contrary to frequently expressed views, in Germany the so-called “protective hand”, i.e. the use of the hand to protect a sensitive part of the body (e.g. head) from the ball, should not be considered deliberate handball.
In addition to the free kick or penalty - depending on the severity of the offense - the player who committed the handball can also be given a personal penalty (warning or expulsion). For example, a player who thwarted a goal or an obvious chance to score by intentional handball, regardless of the position of the offense, is usually penalized with a red card .
One of the best-known is the handball, which was practiced at the Soccer World Cup 1986 in Mexico by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals against England . Maradona herself called it "the hand of God ".
goalkeeper
The goalkeeper may use his hands in his own penalty area , outside the same rules apply as for all other players.
Individual evidence
- ↑ DFB.de: Referee newspaper 03/2017, page 22 using the example of Vfl Wolfsburg versus Darmstadt
- ↑ “It was a bit of Maradona's head and a bit of God's hand.” (Spanish: un poco con la cabeza de Maradona y otro poco con la mano de Dios) Spiegel Online, Maradona Celebrates 20th Anniversary of “Hand of God” Goal , Spiegel Online International, June 23, 2006 (English).