Dier case prompts Premier League to ask for handball law change


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League A - Group 2 - Iceland v England - Laugardalsvollur, Reykjavik, Iceland - September 5, 2020 England's Eric Dier in action REUTERS/John Sibley

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The Premier League wants to change the handball law and is in talks with rule-making body IFAB in a bid to end decisions such as the controversial ruling against Tottenham Hotspur defender Eric Dier.

Fans can expect to see a shift in approach from referees this weekend after the Premier League's referees body, PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited), opted to adopt a more lenient approach to the current laws.

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