Scrapping rebounds from penalties being considered
The radical changes have been raised behind the scenes as potential discussion points for the next International Football Association Board (Ifab) meeting.
Under the most dramatic proposal, a penalty-taker and their team-mates would not have a second chance if the goalkeeper were to save the spot-kick. Such a change would, for instance, have ruled out Harry Kane's goal against Denmark at Euro 2020.
The body, which oversees the rules of the game, does not meet again until March but senior figures have already mooted the ideas. Penalty laws are already in Ifab's crosshairs, having last month clarified the 'double touch' penalty law following a controversial Julián Alvarez penalty during the Madrid derby in the Champions League round of 16.
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In a published update, Ifab confirmed that penalty kicks scored after an accidental double touch should now be retaken rather than disallowed. It is unclear whether there is any groundswell of support at Ifab for further changes but should they be agreed in March, they would come into force by next summer's World Cup.
Those proposing the rebound change suggest the team awarded a penalty already have enough of an advantage. As reported by The Times and The Sun, amending the law would also avoid the problem of other players encroaching into the area before the kick is taken.
VAR tweaks could also allow the technology to be used to overturn a corner decision which has been wrongly awarded if the ball touches an attacking player. Second yellow card interventions would be more contentious as they are often a subjective decision.
Ifab has generally been in favour of using VAR as a tool where it can intervene in clear objective situations.
Ifab is made up of the four British FAs, which have one vote each, and Fifa, which has four votes. Any change to the Laws of the Game needs at least six of the eight votes to be passed.
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