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Chelsea are champions of the world after winning the FIFA Club World Cup. The final went to extra time thanks to a VAR awarded handball penalty for Palmeiras, and was won by a VAR awarded handball penalty for Chelsea.

Football is a game of fine margins, and with technology's imposed audit trail penalties are become easier to award at the top levels. With penalties offering a better than 70% chance of getting a goal even though you could be 25 yards away from goal to win one, does the punishment still fit the crime? With a wealth of analytics and statistics available to give an accurate assessment of the impact of an infringement, is it time to rethink the penalty for the modern game?

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