It depends. No handball foul is called if the point of contact between the player and the ball occurs on the arm above the point in line with the bottom of the armpit (in other words, the shoulder and slightly below the shoulder). Likewise, no foul is called if contact is made below that point on the arm, the referee judges that contact to be incidental, and the contact does not result in the ball going into the opponent’s goal. However, any time a player, who is not the goalkeeper, deliberately touches the ball with his hand or arm, the player has committed a handball foul. Although the goalkeeper can use their hands to play the ball, this power can only occur within their team’s penalty area. Otherwise,the referee may call the foul on the goalkeeper.
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