Gary Lineker has hit out at the “completely absurd” change to football’s handball law which saw Portugal awarded a penalty against Uruguay in the World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes netted twice as Portugal ran out two-goal victors over the South American side on Monday evening, the second of which came from a controversial spot kick awarded in injury time at the end of the match.
The penalty was signalled after Uruguay defender Jose Maria Gimenez handled the ball in the area to prevent the ball going towards his side’s goal. However, the Atletico Madrid defender’s hand was being used to break his fall from an unsuccessful tackle.
