Raging Atletico Challenges Modified Penalty Rules: Ifab's Stance on Double Touches Clarified
In the wake of Madrid's Champions League debacle, a new 11-meter rule is implemented
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Sick and tired of debates over a double touch during penalty kicks? Ifab has got your back! The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has finally addressed this issue, thanks to a kerfuffle in the Madrid derby.
Starting July 1, players who accidentally touch the ball twice during a penalty will no longer see their attempts automatically considered blown. If a player slips or accidentally kicks the ball onto their other leg, both feet, or whatever weird shenanigans they might pull off, the shot will be taken again if it goes in. If not, the opposing team gets an indirect free kick. It's as simple as that!
In shootouts, if a goal is scored via an accidental double touch, the attempt will be disallowed, and the other team gets the next shot. Keep in mind that if a player intentionally double-touches the ball or touches it twice before another player does, an indirect free kick will still be awarded to the opponent.
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There's been a similar incident in the UCL round of 16 recently, with Atlético Madrid's Julián Álvarez in their epic face-off against Real Madrid in a penalty shootout. The ball touched Álvarez's standing leg after the shot, but the goal was disallowed due to Var intervention. Diego Simeone, Atletico's coach at the time, was absolutely livid. He asked the media representatives to raise their hands if they saw Álvarez touch the ball twice—to no avail.
"I've never seen a penalty where Var got involved," Simeone seethed at the press conference, "Julián was supposed to have touched the ball with his standing leg, but the ball didn’t move."
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- Referee
- Atletico Madrid
- Club World Cup 2025
- UEFA
"Diego Simeone, frustrated with UEFA and VAR, expressed his disappointment about the disallowed goal by Julían Álvarez during the penalty shootout against Real Madrid in the UCL round of 16. He mentioned, 'I'm not going to be able to do this,' referring to his belief that Atlético Madrid is not going to win under such controversial sports-analysis decisions."
"In light of the raging controversy surrounding IFAB's clarification on double touches in football penalty kicks, Atletico Madrid, still nursing the wounds of the Madrid derby controversy, might find solace in these modified rules, as they prepare for upcoming games and potentially the Club World Cup 2025."
