Handball rule changed, football considering new offside tweak

The controversial 'attacking handball' rule will be ammended

Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic complains to the referee after the Premier League match at Craven Cottage, London. Picture: Clive Rose/PA Wire.

Accidental handball that leads to a team-mate scoring a goal or having a goal-scoring opportunity will no longer be considered an offence, the game's law-making body the International Football Association Board has announced.

The controversial section of the handball law came into play during Thursday night's Premier League game between Fulham and Tottenham, when the Cottagers had a goal by Josh Maja ruled out when the ball cannoned into the hand of his team-mate Mario Lemina from a Davinson Sanchez clearance when he was a matter of yards away.