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Alvarez furore set to spark double touch penalty review

UEFA will discuss potential changes to the double touch rule after Atletico Madrid's loss in a Champions League penalty shootout against Real Madrid.
Julian Alvarez's penalty goal was disallowed by VAR, which ruled he touched the ball twice.
The current rule disallows a second touch before the ball has been played by another player and aims to prevent players from moving the ball closer to the goal.
Atletico Madrid's coach, Diego Simeone, expressed confusion over the VAR intervention, noting that no one saw the double touch occur.

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La Repubblica

Alvarez and the excess of penalty. UEFA: let's change the rules

The goal canceled by the Var due to a double touch by the Argentine qualified Real Madrid. Atletico asks for clarity, a reform will be discussed

9 hours ago·Turin, Italy

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Politiken

Uefa to discuss rule change after Atlético penalty miss

Uefa will review the rules for what happens when an accidental double touch occurs on a penalty kick after it helped send Atl�tico Madrid out of the Champions League on Wednesday night.

15 hours ago·Copenhagen, Denmark

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NDTV

UEFA To Consider Rule Change After Julian Alvarez Penalty Controversy In UEFA Champions League

UEFA on Thursday said it would consider a potential rule change after Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez's penalty was controversially disallowed in their Champions League shootout loss to Real Madrid. Real Madrid won Wednesday's shootout 4-2 after a 2-2 draw on aggregate to qualify for the quarter-finals, with Atletico coach Diego Simeone casting suspicion on the decision to rule out Alvarez's spot-kick. The Argentina international was deem…

16 hours ago·New Delhi, India

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Origo

UEFA has issued a statement, Atlético Madrid's penalty could lead to a rule change

Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Champions League on penalties by city rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday night. The home team's Argentine player Julian Alvarez missed his own penalty, but the referee later disallowed it after a video assistant referee signal.

17 hours ago·Budapest, Hungary

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De Telegraaf

UEFA considers rule change after much-discussed penalty by Julian Alvarez in Atlético-Real

Julian Alvarez's disallowed penalty in the penalty shootout between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid is causing a stir in Spain and certainly also with Diego Simeone, coach of Atlético that was eliminated from the Champions League. UEFA has also spoken out about the matter.

17 hours ago·Amsterdam, Netherlands

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