The article discusses a controversial VAR decision during the FA Cup final where Manchester City argued that Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Dean Henderson should have received a red card for handling the ball outside the area. VAR review found no grounds for a red card because the ball was considered to be in a position where a scoring opportunity was not 'obvious.' This underlines the nuanced criteria VAR uses in making such decisions, focusing on the impact of the incident rather than strict adherence to the rules regarding handball.
A goalkeeper handling outside the area isn't in itself a sanctionable offense. Whether there should be a yellow or red card, or no action, is determined by the impact on the attacking team.
The VAR decision was made after assessing whether a red card was warranted for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, which in this case was deemed not to be the case.
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