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Except for the above offences, it is not usually an offence if the ball touches a player’s hand/arm:

directly from the player’s own head or body (including the foot)
 
It looks like GKs have finally got the message and are no longer encroaching. VAR objectors, including myself, will have to find something else to do now.
 
It looks like GKs have finally got the message and are no longer encroaching. VAR objectors, including myself, will have to find something else to do now.

And, as I alluded to before, not only does this seem to confirm my view it would be relatively easy for keepers to adjust to the new law but it also could be seen as evidence that by concentrating on moving to the side they have decided to kick will go, the keeper is able to get further across more quickly and arguably, have a better chance of making a save if the penalty is well-directed to that side.
 
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