Unfair Penalty No More: Atlético's Clash with Madrid Sparks IFAB to Update Rulebook on Penalty Execution
In the wake of Madrid's Champions League controversy, a new 11-meter rule is implemented.
Social media buzz is abuzz with the latest modification in football rules. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made a significant adjustment to the penalty rules, all because of an incident during the Madrid derby.
The revised football regulations now ensure that players who accidentally touch the ball twice or kick it onto their other foot won't have their attempt automatically disqualified. The IFAB team in Zurich made the announcement, with the new interpretation of the rules set to go into effect on July 1. That's not all; the revised rules can be applied earlier, even at the Club World Cup, as per IFAB's announcement.
If, in the future, a penalty shot goes in under these circumstances, the player will need to retake it. If the penalty is saved or missed, the opposing team gets an indirect free kick instead. A deliberate double touch, or a second touch before another player has touched it, will result in an indirect free kick for the opposition.
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A similar incident took place recently in the Champions League, with Atlético Madrid's Julian Alvarez during a penalty shootout against Real Madrid. The ball lightly touched Alvarez's standing leg after the shot, leading to the goal's disallowance after the video assistant referee (VAR) intervention. Atlético ended up losing to their city rivals, causing an uproar from their coach, Diego Simeone.
Simeone expressed his anger at a press conference, stating, "I've never seen a penalty where VAR was used. Julian was supposed to have touched the ball with his standing leg, but the ball didn't move." Simeone then asked the media representatives to raise their hands if they believed Julian touched the ball twice, but no one did.
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- Atlético Madrid's frustration over a VAR decision in the Champions League has led the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to review and update the penalty rules.
- In a similar incident, Julian Alvarez of Atlético Madrid had a goal disallowed due to a ball touch on his standing leg during a penalty shootout against Real Madrid, sparking outrage from Atlético's coach, Diego Simeone.
- Moving forward, under the revised football rules, a player who accidentally touches the ball twice or kicks it onto their other foot during a penalty shot will need to retake it if the shot goes in, or an indirect free kick will be awarded to the opposing team if the penalty is saved or missed.
