I got asked the other night "can the ball be kicked sideways in a penalty kick?". I know it must go forward but does it still oblige if it goes side ways?
As long it moves in a forward direction, it can go either side of the penalty mark (see famous Cruff/Olsen penalty for Ajax) but it can't, technically, be played to the side as it wouldn't be deemed to have moved forward
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