Changes to Peno - No more shuffling

MementoMori

Some changes in the rules relating to penalties.

No feinting at the end of the run-up when taking penalties.

However feinting in the run-up is still permitted???

Not exactly sure how the feinting in the run-up is allowed given you're now supposed to stop our run??

Penalty 'feints' banned ahead of World Cup

Penalty-takers will no longer be allowed to halt at the end of their run-ups to try to fool the goalkeeper.

The International Football Association Board has decided it is "unsporting behaviour" and made it a yellow card offence in time for the World Cup.

"Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted," said Fifa's Jerome Valcke.

"However, feinting to kick the ball once the player has completed his run-up is now considered an infringement."

If players do feint at the end of their run-up and then score, they will have to take the kick again.

The IFAB has also decided to give more power to the fourth official and to extend worldwide a European experiment with goal-line officials.

We probably don't have the required numbers to do it domestically and the Premier League and the Football League have never been hugely keen on introducing it

FA on goal-line officials
The fourth official, who normally oversees substitutions, off-pitch behaviour and match management, will now be allowed to rule on on-pitch incidents to "assist the referee to control the match".

"Today he's as important as the other officials on the field," said Fifa general secretary Valcke.

The decision to allow assistant referees, as seen in the last two Europa League seasons, is voluntary.

Football associations and federations around the world can implement it if they wish but must run the trial for the whole competition.

However, it is unlikely to be seen in either England or Scotland next season.

Jonathan Hall, the Football Association's director of football services, said he did not think either the Premier League or Football League would be keen, and that it would not be practical in the FA Cup as the system would have to be used in the early rounds.

"We probably don't have the required numbers to do it domestically and the Premier League and the Football League have never been hugely keen on introducing it," he said.

"One reason is simply the number of officials of the relevant ability needed to provide the service and for those reasons we weren't very keen.

"The other is because of concerns over safety - if you are standing behind the goal on a permanent basis you are more stationary and you may get something lobbed at you.

"We had had a little think about whether we might do it in the FA Cup but what was made very clear is that you have to do it all the way through the competition and it's very difficult to see how you would do it for the very early rounds - that would be ridiculous.

"We'll go back and have an open conversation about it and at league level it looks unlikely unless they have changed their minds on it. We don't want to prevent others from doing it if they want to however."

Scottish FA president George Peat said: "I don't think we will be doing it in Scotland but we will obviously discuss that."

The IFAB is made up of world governing body Fifa plus the four home associations who pioneered the sport - England's Football Association, the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and Northern Ireland's Irish Football Association (IFA).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8690435.stm

Tristram

What?!

Podge2k7

:pac:

amacachi

Oh ffs.

That_Guy

Slow day.

SantryRed

Proper order.

SlickRic

keepers coming off their line is a far bigger issue.

to that end, FIFA should look into getting assistant referees some balls in order to call it.

SantryRed

To an extent I agree.

But to dive as a keeper you have to take a step out. As in your foot to lift off with to start the dive will be planted a yard off the line.

Mr. Incognito

enalty-takers will no longer be allowed to halt at the end of their run-ups

How are they supposed to kick the ball without stopping. Stupid.

Dont be at yourself

Yeah! Finally, FIFA is taking measured actions against the problems that are ruining football!

Oh.

Prufrock

Down with this sort of thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLrxVPlZLMg

JerryHandbag

John Aldridge would not have liked this one bit. The "Aldo Shuffle" went a long way to getting us to Italia 90!

TheBigLebowski

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

How are they supposed to kick the ball without stopping. Stupid.

Huh

noodler

Lets stop skill as well.

Spiritoftheseventies

I rememer seeing a keeper faint before a penalty once. Gas stuff. Physio came on and mopped his brow and he was as right as rain. Opposition supporters didn't see the funny side of it though

eagle eye

Another sh1te rule from FIFA taking some skill out of the game, the only players that do that are those with nerves of steel, an ordinary player wouldn't try it for fear of missing and looking like an idiot.

Fifa should be spending their time looking at goal line technology instead of taking away from the game with this ridic rule.

Frisbee

Unnecessary change is unnecessary.

TheDoc

Usually changes like this come around when theres a high profile contraversial incident.

To what incident would they refer to where this sort of behaviour, was deemed unsportsmanlike that handed a team a victory?

Goalkeepers get away with murder coming of their line, just watch every penatly taken, the keeper still comes off, and if he saves it, gets away with it.

As a goalkeeper of ten years, I can assure you that you DO NOT NEED to come of your line at all to "dive" ( stupid argument i constantly here)

The only reason for coming forward is to close the angle of penetration and making it tougher both physically and mentally for the penalty taker.

What a bunch of nonces that run world football.....

I'd homage the man who comes into power in world football, who actually has a clue.

Its a pity because im too young to ever have seen the likes of platini and the other host of old legends who supposidly where genius in their day, however I only know them from their punditry and political positions, and regard them as absolutely clueless on football, and absolutely cenile.

John Giles....I'm glaring at you

The John Madden of punditry


"Bill, you win games by keeping the ball and scoring"

Job john, job

PiE

IFAB?