‘Goalkeepers should be complaining’ – Fifa referees chief Pierluigi Collina calls for major penalty rule change

‘Goalkeepers should be complaining’ – Fifa referees chief Pierluigi Collina calls for major penalty rule change
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‘Goalkeepers should be complaining’ – Fifa referees chief Pierluigi Collina calls for major penalty rule change
Author: Henry Tomlinson
Published: Feb, 11 2025 17:21

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"On average, 75 per cent of penalties are already scored, and often, the penalty kick is a bigger chance than the one taken away by the foul.

"This would also eliminate the spectacle we see before a penalty is taken, with everyone crowding around the area.

PIERLUIGI COLLINA has proposed a a major rule change to penalty kicks.

This means that if the first effort is saved, the ball is then dead and then leads to a goal kick.

Collina, 64, told Repubblica: "I believe there is an excessive gap between the opportunities available to the attacker and those of the goalkeeper.

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