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2 days ago
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Richard Keys calls for huge rule change in penalty shootouts - as controversial former Sky Sports star reveals the 'distinct advantage' given to the Lionesses during Euro 2025 triumph over Spain
Richard Keys believes there should be a major change in the rules over penalty shootouts - arguing the Lionesses had a 'distinct advantage' in their Euro 2025 shootout win. The former Sky Sports presenter, who now works for beIN, thinks there is an unfair advantage given to the side who are taking spot kicks in front of their own fans. The Lionesses won the toss after extra time against Spain in the final of Euro 2025 on Sunday, selecting the penalties to take place at the end in front of England supporters. Keys wrote on X: 'Pens in front of your own fans is a distinct advantage. We should take them at both ends but for now - Come on England.' The current rules are that there are two coin tosses before penalties, one to decide which end they are taken and another to see which side will go first. If Keys' idea to have penalties taken at both ends came to fruition, it may even the balance but alter the spectacle, with attention split between two halves and those on the halfway line turning to watch each time. The Lionesses held off Spain in extra time to reach the lottery of the shootout having cancelled out Mariona Caldentey's opener with Alessia Russo's second-half header. Beth Mead thought she had scored the first goal of the penalties for England but double-kicked the ball as she slipped. She had to retake it and saw her effort saved to give Spain the advantage but it mattered little in the end. Hannah Hampton saved twice and Salma Paralluelo dragged wide of the post before Chloe Kelly stepped up to smash the winner and confirm England as back-to-back European champions. It seems unlikely that Keys' penalty idea will be adopted and he is no stranger to a controversial opinion on X. The broadcaster, earlier this year claimed Man United boss Ruben Amorim was 'trying' to get sacked. He also hinted that Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan both owe their successful careers to him in astonishing rant after they were lined up as part of the trio, along with Mark Chapman, to present Match of the Day. Writing in his blog, he posted: 'Congrats to Kelly Cates on her new job. I'm proud of her but not surprised. Success has many fathers and I'm sure there'll be a few people lining up to take credit for her career, but Kelly, Kenny and me know the truth. 'Kenny and I once fell out about her getting a job at Sky. "It meant she didn't finish Uni" he said to me. "No" I replied. "But you asked me to get her a job". Her dad is a man of many contradictions – but that one was a belter. I'm not holding my breath expecting he'll call now to apologise. 'Kelly is good. Very good. But I'm still surprised she's making the move. There's nothing like presenting live football. I would never have made that decision. Highlights shows are deadly dull. 'MotD desperately needs fresh blood, but I'm not sure it will survive for very much longer. Eventually Grandstand died for similar reasons – the march of time.' Keys and former colleague Andy Gray left their roles with Sky after a series of sexist conversations were picked up and leaked in January 2011 when they thought their microphones were off. Both Keys and Gray left the UK and are the face of Premier League coverage across the Middle East and North Africa with beIN Sports.
Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Revealed: Why Lionesses' winning moment could be OUTLAWED under radical new rules
England 's dramatic winning moment against Italy in the semi-finals of the European Championship could be outlawed under new rules. Chloe Kelly was the heroine in Switzerland on Tuesday night, but needed a rebound after seeing her spot kick saved by Laura Giuliani in the 119th minute of a thrilling last-four clash. Kelly, who has been known for her mental strength in tense situations in recent years for England, stepped up to take the kick after Beth Mead was dragged to the ground with just a matter of seconds remaining in the game. She was given the ball, but saw her effort, low to Giuliani's right, palmed away, though had the opportunity to poke in the rebound and took it. Her goal triggered ecstatic scenes, but there is a chance it would have been ruled out if it was scored in a year's time. Penalty rebounds could be scrapped entirely under dramatic new plans being considered by football's law-makers - potentially coming into force in time for the 2026 World Cup. CHLOE KELLY WINS IT FOR ENGLAND IN THE 119th MINUTE 🤯 THE LIONESSES ARE IN THE EUROS FINAL! Absolute CHAOS. — ITV Football (@itvfootball) July 22, 2025 The proposal, being discussed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), would see any missed penalty immediately result in a goal-kick, with no chance for the taker or others to score on the rebound, as reported by The Sun. That means iconic moments like Harry Kane 's extra-time rebound against Denmark in the Euro 2020 semi-final or Xabi Alonso 's equaliser in Liverpool 's legendary 2005 Champions League comeback would no longer stand under the proposed rules. The idea is to treat a penalty as a single, standalone shot - much like a penalty stroke in hockey. Once the kick is taken, play would stop. If the ball goes in, it's a goal and the game restarts at the halfway line. If it doesn't, it's a goal-kick for the defending side - no corners, no second chances. Officials believe it could help eliminate disputes over encroachment and remove an unfair advantage for the attacking team. Currently, goalkeepers must have one foot on or behind the line, while attackers can pounce on rebounds, which some argue is a double punishment for defenders. The potential law change is being considered as part of a wider review aimed at modernising the game, particularly ahead of the expanded 48-team World Cup in 2026. Any new rules would need to be finalised by the end of February to be introduced in time. Also on the table are plans to expand the scope of VAR. IFAB is looking at allowing video checks for second yellow cards and corners — but only when there's a 'unfair' dismissals or 'clear error' that can be reviewed quickly, without further delays to the game. Discussions over rules changed were during the recent Club World Cup in the US - with some senior figures now backing significant reform. While the final decision is still months away, the momentum behind these changes is building fast, and fans could see a very different version of the game by the time the next World Cup kicks off.
Malay Mail
04-06-2025
- 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
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Why Sancho can't play against Man Utd for Chelsea
Premier League rules will prevent Chelsea's on-loan winger Jadon Sancho facing his parent club Manchester United this the Premier League and FA Cup, a loan player cannot be fielded against his parent Football Association's rule for men's FA Cup football is that a loan player "cannot play in a competition match against their parent club", while the Premier League handbook states that "during the period of the temporary transfer... a player shall not play against the transferor club".Players can face their parent club in the League Cup, according to English Football League rules, but that club must give written rules dictate that clubs cannot apply "any influence whatsoever over the players that another club may [or may not] field in a match".That means a player can face their parent team in any of Uefa's European women's football, the FA ruling is that terms shall be "mutually agreed by the two clubs and the player".Often, the parent club will decide whether the loan player can face them. In January 2024, Everton loanee Kathrine Kuhl was not allowed to face her parent club Arsenal in the WSL. Loan players in the Premier League and Europe Lomana LuaLua was the last Premier League player to make a notable impact when facing his parent club - he scored an equaliser for Portsmouth against Newcastle 2004, the Premier League has changed its rules to prevent players featuring against the teams that loan them 2022, Chelsea blocked on-loan midfielder Conor Gallagher from appearing for Crystal Palace in their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley."We met some weeks ago, we met after the international break by coincidence in a restaurant, and we had a chat and the subject came up. And I apologised," Chelsea's then head coach Thomas Tuchel explained in the build-up to the rules changed shortly after and now state: "The association will not give permission for players on loan or work experience to play against the lending club."It meant Sheffield United were unable to field loanees Tommy Doyle and James McAtee in their 2023 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester were granted permission from Chelsea to play loanee Lewis Hall in December 2023, when the teams faced each other in their EFL Cup Asensio faced parent club Paris St-Germain in their 2024-25 Champions League quarter-final against Aston Villa, after his loan move to Villa Park in article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... Match of the Day - your questions answeredIs a guard of honour mandatory in football?Why are footballers allowed to chew gum?How much are the EFL play-off finals worth?
