Willie Collum dismisses Celtic and Hearts handball comparisons as Rangers get away with St Mirren penalty call

SFA refs chief Collum defends VAR decision to rule out Hearts' goal for handball at Kilmarnock, while admitting St Mirren should have had a penalty at Ibrox.

Willie Collum, the Scottish FA's referees chief, has defended VAR official Matthew McDermid's decision to disallow Laurent Mendy's opener for Hearts at Kilmarnock for handball. Collum explained on Sky Sports' VAR Review Show that the ball clearly touched a Hearts player's hand on the arm, a punishable area, before the shot, and that whether the shot was on target is irrelevant under the laws of the game. He compared the Kilmarnock defender's reaction to a goalkeeper attempting to save. However, Collum also admitted that St Mirren should have been awarded a penalty at Ibrox in their match against Rangers, a decision that went against them.