The 3rd Team - Referee Advent Calendar - Door 3: Penalty Kicks - What is and what is not...

Door 3 concentrates on penalty kicks. It is relatively robust trend that there is 1 penalty in every 4th match on UEFA level (~ 24-27% at EURO 2016 and the last three UCL seasons). As the IFAB modified Law 14, it might be worth to focus on what is and on what is not permitted since then. Please check Law 14 here (starting on page 94). Encroaching Players By the letter of the law, all

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