The handling law in soccer is still one of the most frustrating, confusing, and maddening laws of the game.

It's often subjective and so referees, players, coaches and fans alike are all left to interpret.

But this gray area of the game is unnecessary.

I believe the law should be this.

If the ball hits your hand or arm, it's a foul.

It'll be black and white.

Did the ball hit the hand or not?

Hello sunshine, I'm Alexi Lollis and welcome to the State of the Union

podcast where we look at the beautiful game on and off the field

through the lens of red white and blue colored glasses. As you heard, we'll be talking about the

handling law in soccer. We will have our Mossy Makes the Case segment and Mossy

is going to be talking about chokers versus clutch players. We'll be answering

your questions and our hashtag ask Alexi segment

in which we'll talk about the US men's national team and so much more but first as always

joining me my friend my colleague my guiding light David Mossy a soccer savant and a fox soccer researcher and writer

extraordinary.

Mossy, how are you this Monday? I am good. I have never been to Nashville

but everybody I know that's been to Nashville raves about it. You were there this weekend. Is it as good as it's cracked up to me?

It's better than it's cracked up to be. It is Vegas without the gambling.

So much so that one thing you'll find even before you get there as you

fly in inevitably you will be on a plane with a bachelorette party is the bachelorette

capital if you will bachelorette parties all over the. Now that's not a reason necessarily to go to a city, it depends who you are, but you know it's fine with me,

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