Champions League controversy
After a dispute: Regular revolution at the penalty
Updated on 03.06.2025 – 6:13 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
If penalty shooters accidentally touch the ball twice, this is no longer automatically considered shot. The change is too late for a Madrid star.
The football control guardians reacted to a point of dispute and modified the penalty regulations in the sense of the shooters. If a player accidentally hits the ball twice in the future or shoots the ball on his other leg, the attempt will no longer be automatically considered to be shot in the future. This was announced by the responsible International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Zurich.
If a penalty shot in this way in this way, the shooter has to compete again in the future. If the penalty is repelled or passed, the game will continue with an indirect free kick for the opposing team. In the event of a false shot, it would be the other team with the next attempt.
Such a case had recently caused a sensation in the round of 16 of the Champions League when Julian Alvarez von Atlético Madrid In the penalty shoot -out against Real Madrid, the ball jumped on the mainstay after the shot. The goal was revoked after the intervention of the video referee, Atlético left the city rival.
The new rule interpretation on July 1 will officially come into force. However, it can also be used at the club World Cup beforehand, as the Ifab announced.