The president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Carlos Velasco Carballo, presented on Thursday in Madrid the novelties in the rules of the game for the next season.

In the company of Carlos Clos Gómez, director of the VAR project, and Alberto Undiano Mallenco, of the CTA technical committee, the former international referee developed some of the most controversial issues, such as the hands in the area or the performance of the goalkeepers in the penalty shots.

From now on, the ball that hits the armpit area and above will not be a hand.

In addition, the plays that end in a goal after an accidental touch with the hand should no longer always be canceled, but only in the case in which an opportunity is generated immediately.

If there are doubts about the accident of the hand, the referee must go to the field monitor to review the play.

From now on, penalties will not be repeated if the goalkeeper goes ahead and does not touch the ball and also if it has not influenced the error of the thrower.

In addition, he will only caution goalkeepers who are repeat offenders when overtaking these shots and never the first time they do so.

Promising attack

From now on, if a footballer tries to cut off a promising attack with a clear foul and fails, he will not be penalized with a yellow card.

Likewise, Clos Gómez reiterated the role of the VAR, the video refereeing system that should continue to be subordinate to the role of the field referee.

"In the gray plays, and there are many, the referee's decision remains," stressed the former Aragonese referee, stressing that from the VOR room they only call the referee "if the decision has been manifestly wrong."

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