US EditionSoccer law on penalty kicks updated after Champions League incident helped oust Atletico
- On March 12, 2025, Atlético Madrid's Julián Álvarez had a penalty disallowed in a Champions League shootout against Real Madrid in Madrid after an accidental double touch.
- This incident highlighted a lack of clarity in Law 14 regarding accidental double touches during penalty kicks, prompting UEFA and IFAB to review the rules.
- IFAB, the FIFA-backed rules committee, issued new regulations clarifying that penalties scored after an accidental double touch must be retaken, while missed double-touch penalties are recorded as misses.
- The revised guidelines, effective from July 1, 2025, will be enforced across all UEFA fixtures and are expected to apply to the FIFA Club World Cup tournament scheduled to begin in the United States on June 14, 2025.
- The rule change aims to balance fairness by acknowledging goalkeepers can be disadvantaged by altered ball trajectory, preventing controversies like Atlético’s controversial knockout.
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UEFA Updates Penalty Kick Rules After Álvarez's Unfortunate Slip | Sports-Games
The rules for penalty kicks in soccer have been updated following Julián Álvarez's accidental double touch incident. The change, effective in UEFA games, mandates a retake if a scored penalty comes from an unintended second touch. The clarification aims to ensure fairness in rare situations.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has changed the rule regarding double-touch penalties.
After Madrid penalty furore, football's lawmakers rule for retakes
PARIS: 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.
The double touch of the ball in a prison, which deprived Julián Álvarez of marking in the decisive round against Real Madrid in the last Champions League, will now force him to repeat the maximum penalty, announced this Tuesday the IFAB, body that dictates the rules of football. The penalty "in which executioner beats the ball unintentionally with both feet simultaneously or the ball touches his foot or leg support right after the launch" is a "…
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