The laws of soccer on taking a penalty kick have been clarified after Julián Álvarez's accidental double touch helped to ...

The rules around penalty kicks have been clarified this week following the controversial incident involving Julián Álvarez, ...

Penalties scored when a player accidentally touches the ball twice must be retaken, world soccer's lawmaking body IFAB has ...

The upcoming Club World Cup will be the debut of the new ‘eight-second’ law that will punish goalkeepers for holding the ball ...

Accidental ‘double touch’ penalties to be retaken if scored as Ifab clarify controversial rule - Clarification of the rule ...

Following the disputed ruling that negated Julian Alvarez's penalty in the Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid UCL game, IFAB ...

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which sets the sport's laws, has now issued a clarification to Law 14. Up until this point, referees have "understandably" been penalising all ...

The controversy surrounding Alvarez's penalty against Real Madrid has resulted in a change of the law on spot kicks.

UEFA will implement the clarification provided by IFAB of Law 14.

The update published by FIFA-backed rules panel IFAB means the kind of penalty Átletico forward Álvarez had disallowed after scoring in a shootout against Real Madrid in March should now be retaken.

Penalties scored when a player accidentally touches the ball twice must be retaken, world soccer's lawmaking body IFAB has ...