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Malay Mail
7 days ago
- General
- Malay Mail
Alvarez's Atletico Madrid shootout blunder leads to IFAB rethink on penalty retakes
PARIS, June 4 — If Julian Alvarez slips while taking a spot kick for Atletico Madrid at the Club World Cup this month, he will get the second chance he was denied in the Champions League in March, after international football's rule-making body on Tuesday clarified the double-touch rule. Football's rule-making International Football Association Board (IFAB) announced that if players unintentionally touch the ball twice while taking a spot-kick and still find the net, they should be allowed a retake. Alvarez slipped as he netted his penalty kick in a shooutout to decide a Champions League derby against Real Madrid. Video review (VAR) detected that he had touched the ball twice and the referee ruled the shot a miss under Law 14, which deals with penalty kicks. Real went on to win the shootout 4-2. After the match, European governing body Uefa said that 'under the current rule, the VAR had to call the referee signalling that the goal should be disallowed'. Uefa said it would hold talks with world football's governing body Fifa and the rule-making International Football Association Board (IFAB) to discuss the issue. On Tuesday, IFAB issued its ruling. It was due to come into force on July 1, but Fifa at once announced the change would apply to the Club World Cup, which kicks off in the United States on June 15 with both Madrid clubs among the 32 teams. Uefa also adopted the change, stating that 'all Uefa matches, starting with the Uefa Nations League semi-final between Germany and Portugal on 4 June 2025 will now be played under the new interpretation of Law 14'. 'The situation where the penalty taker accidentally kicks the ball with both feet simultaneously or when the ball touches the penalty taker's non-kicking foot or leg immediately after they have taken the kick... is rare,' wrote Lukas Brud, IFAB's secretary in a circular. 'As it is not directly covered in Law 14, referees have understandably tended to penalise the kicker for having touched the ball again,' he wrote. However, he added, the law 'is primarily intended for situations where the penalty taker deliberately touches the ball a second time before it has touched another player'. 'This is very different from the penalty taker accidentally kicking the ball with both feet simultaneously or touching the ball with their non-kicking foot or leg immediately after they have taken the kick, which usually occurs because they have slipped.' Brud pointed out that even an accidental second touch could be unfair to a goalkeeper because it changes the ball's trajectory. Therefore, he wrote, IFAB had decided that 'if the kick is successful, it is retaken'. If a kick during the game is unsuccessful, the result is an indirect free kick, as it would be for a deliberate second touch, unless the referee decides to play an advantage for the defending team. In a shootout it remains a miss. — AFP
Washington Post
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Rusnák converts late penalty to lift Sounders to 1-0 win over Dallas
SEATTLE — Albert Rusnák converted a penalty kick in the 86th minute to give the Seattle Sounders a 1-0 win over FC Dallas on Saturday. The goal was set up when Alex Roldán drew a foul on Petar Musa. Rusnák dropped the free kick into the box, where Dallas was called for a hand ball. Rusnák pounded the ball down the middle as keeper Maarten Paes dove to his right.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Brian White scores twice, Whitecaps rally to tie LAFC 2-2 and extend unbeaten streak to 11
Vancouver Whitecaps' Tate Johnson, left, and Los Angeles FC's David Martinez, front right, vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga, right, scores on a penalty kick during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga celebrates after his penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga celebrates after his penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga, right, and Timothy Tillman, left, celebrate after Bouanga's penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga, right, and Timothy Tillman, left, celebrate after Bouanga's penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Vancouver Whitecaps' Tate Johnson, left, and Los Angeles FC's David Martinez, front right, vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga, right, scores on a penalty kick during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga celebrates after his penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga celebrates after his penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) Los Angeles FC's Denis Bouanga, right, and Timothy Tillman, left, celebrate after Bouanga's penalty kick goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brian White scored on a header in the 70th minute and the Vancouver Whitecaps rallied to tie LAFC 2-2 on Sunday to extend their unbeaten streak to 11 games across all competitions. The Whitecaps (8-1-3) lead all MLS teams with 27 points and hold a five-point edge over Minnesota in the Western Conference. They are 6-0-5 during the streak. Advertisement On the tying goal, second-half substitution Ali Ahmed headed the ball into the center of the box and White headed it into the net. White also scored in the 26th minute to pull Vancouver within a goal. White is tied for the MLS goals lead with eight and has 13 goals across all competitions. He returned to the lineup Sunday after missing a victory last week over Real Salt Lake because of a tight hamstring. Mark Delgado opened the scoring for Los Angeles (5-4-3) in the eighth minute, and Denis Bouanga connected on a penalty kick in the 19th. ___ AP MLS:
