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       S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: Ryanellis
       Date: January 28, 2026, 2:05 pm
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       In what day on gods green earth is that a penalty? Miley knows
       absolutely nothing about it.
       Thank god it was saved.
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       Re: S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: Referee99
       Date: January 28, 2026, 2:18 pm
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       Awful decision, sums up UEFA interpretation though
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       Re: S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: Jake the Peg
       Date: January 29, 2026, 1:20 pm
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       Why was Elanga booked for being fouled?  Only one of a number of
       bizarre decisions from those officials.
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       Re: S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: El Referee
       Date: January 29, 2026, 3:50 pm
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       I actually have only just seen the handball decision now, and I
       don’t think its as bad a decision as people are making out. It
       looks to be to be more towards hand to ball than it is ball to
       hand.
       UEFA also advising it was for deliberate handball-
  HTML https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029d-1ebd52c0e86d-cc44b76e6bc1-1000--uefa-champions-league-var-technical-explanations/
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       Re: S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: Ashington46
       Date: January 29, 2026, 4:12 pm
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       --- Quote from: El Referee link ---
       >
       > I actually have only just seen the handball decision now, and
       I don’t tbh knits as bad a decision as people are making out. It
       looks to be to be more towards hand to ball than it is ball to
       hand.
       >
       > UEFA also advising it was for deliberate handball-
  HTML https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029d-1ebd52c0e86d-cc44b76e6bc1-1000--uefa-champions-league-var-technical-explanations/
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Having trawled through those VAR Technical observations, I
       really do wonder how many of  those giving explanations have
       ever played the game at a decent level. How they expect people
       to run and jump with arms by their side (a natural position
       according to them) I just can't comprehend. To be honest that is
       only one of the problems, don't even think about some of  the
       physical contact which is being penalised these days.
       I know, I know ---it's the modern game.
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       Re: S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: January 29, 2026, 4:13 pm
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       --- Quote from: El Referee link ---
       >
       > I actually have only just seen the handball decision now, and
       I don’t tbh knits as bad a decision as people are making out. It
       looks to be to be more towards hand to ball than it is ball to
       hand.
       >
       > UEFA also advising it was for deliberate handball-
  HTML https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029d-1ebd52c0e86d-cc44b76e6bc1-1000--uefa-champions-league-var-technical-explanations/
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Agree, the slapping movement of the arm was very strange.  That
       was always going to be given in Europe, and I suspect even in
       the EPL there's a high chance it would get given.
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       Re: S Vinic - PSG v Newcastle 
   DIR By: Jake the Peg
       Date: January 30, 2026, 9:50 am
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       The problem is showing the ref what happened in slo mo. At full
       speed it is clear that Miley is not deliberately handling the
       ball. How would he know that the ball would come at him like
       that when it had hit the PSG player on his arm. The last minute
       2 years ago saw Newcastle robbed by a daft pen decision and in
       the first minute this time the same thing happened. 2 dubious
       pens in 2 minutes. And they still could beat Newcastle!!!
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