Overview

• Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke voiced strong criticism of the current handball rule during the club's annual meeting, calling it poorly defined and ineffective.
• Watzke expressed frustration with inconsistent handball decisions, describing the situation as 'nonsense' and demanding clearer guidelines for referees.
• Despite his criticism, Watzke does not support abolishing video assistant referee (VAR) technology, arguing it reduces overall unfairness in the game.
• He highlighted long delays in VAR decisions as a major issue, noting that these interruptions diminish the emotional intensity of matches.
• Watzke, who holds influential roles in the German Football League (DFL) and German Football Association (DFB), called for improvements to VAR efficiency to preserve its potential benefits.