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Handball, VAR & the 'Match of the Day mistake' - by former referee Lee Probert

Lee Probert spent more than 20 years as a referee and took charge of the 2014 FA Cup final. He officiated in the Premier League from 2007 until he retired on medical grounds in 2019.

'That's how daft the handball law is'

Handball is a minefield. It always has been. There have been problems with the rules and as we saw in Fulham's defeat to Tottenham on Thursday, plenty of controversy.

Fulham's Mario Lemina had no chance of avoiding Davinson Sanchez's attempted clearance so it was no wonder Cottagers' boss Scott Parker was angry to see Josh Maja's 'goal' chalked off.