What is the new handball rule to be used in the Euros this summer?
Latest news email updates straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  A new handball rule will come into effect from July 1st, the UEFA have confirmed. The UEFAs chief refereeing officer Roberto Rosetti has certified that accidental handball in the build-up to a goal will not be penalised. "The way the law has been rewritten is more according to the spirit of football and gives players the freedom to play football," the Italian said. Although the law was launched in March by the IFAB (International Football Association Board), many competitions were to bring about this change in the new season however tournaments around the world are allowed to abide by the law earlier. Last season, this rule was extremely controversial and created much havoc as it meant that any contact between ball and arm in the build up to a goal would see it disallowed, regardless of accidental or non-accidental. This law forbids that. Sign on to join the Villa debate We want your views, Villa fans. You can become even more involved with our Aston Villa Live coverage by signing up to unlock a host of add-on features - such as commenting and joining the discussion on all of our stories, plus taking part in special Q&As where you can correspond directly with our Villa writer Ashley Preece about the latest news and transfer talk coming out of Villa Park and elsewhere. Just click here to get started. The new rule states that a handball offence is when a player:  Deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball;  Touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the players body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised; or  Scores in the opponents goal:   directly from their hand/arm, even if accidental, including by the goalkeeper; or   immediately after the ball has touched their hand/arm, even if accidental.  The offside rule was also a topic in the IFAB meeting to which Rosetti noted "We need to be careful, we need to be clear. We need to follow the principles of the laws of the game." "We want to continue to use VAR only for clear and obvious mistakes."