An attacking player scores in the opponents’ goal after the ball has touched their shoulder. What is the correct decision?

THE DECISION

When judging handball offences, only contact between the ball and the hand or the arm below the bottom of the armpit is considered (as defined in Law 12). The shoulder is not part of the arm for handball. It is therefore a part of the body with which a goal can be legitimately scored, so the goal is awarded, whether the use of the shoulder is deliberate or accidental.