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From the FA website.

 

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:

  • the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
  • holding the ball in the outstretched open hand
  • bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air

A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s).

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Hmm, law 12 states

 

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:

  • the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
  • holding the ball in the outstretched open hand
  • bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air

A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s).

 

I remember Andy Dibble holding the ball with 1 hand, waiting to take a drop kick, the ball was nodded out of his hand and the player scored. Think it was a city v forest game in the 80's maybe.

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5 minutes ago, Anubis said:

From the FA website.

 

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:

  • the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
  • holding the ball in the outstretched open hand
  • bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air

A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s).

But Tim Sherwood and Karen Carney say different, so I think you’ll find the laws of the game don’t count now

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6 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Yet we watch Ali get blocked off and elbowed in the shoulder/arm as he was trying to punch away the West Ham corner the other week and they reviewed it and it's all good. 

Yep, but the FA and refs are ok with that. As Ive said before, our keepers get no protection especially at west ham.

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13 minutes ago, dockers_strike said:

Er, so the law that says a keeper has to have two hands on the ball to be in his possession has been rescinded? When did that happen, apart from a few minutes ago?

Ages ago...hasn't been the law for ages - talking years, at least 5 or more.

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16 minutes ago, Anubis said:

From the FA website.

 

A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:

  • the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save
  • holding the ball in the outstretched open hand
  • bouncing it on the ground or throwing it in the air

A goalkeeper cannot be challenged by an opponent when in control of the ball with the hand(s).

Surely the bit after the bolded bit is the more pertinent? The ball had rebounded from the keeper.

 

Either way, barely having a finger on the ball for a split second surely cannot be the intention of the rule

 

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