'Nothing can be done' to improve the Premier League's handball rules, Mark Clattenburg has revealed.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Mail's Whistleblowers podcast, the former Champions League final referee explained why handball rules can never be consistently applied and how the introduction of VAR has made everything worse.
Just two weeks into the new season, a string of controversial handball calls has already marred otherwise engaging matches.
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During Friday's season opener between Liverpool and Bournemouth, Arne Slot and his bench were left fuming when play immediately resumed after defender Marcos Senesi appeared to deliberately punch the ball away from striker Hugo Ekitike.