Alvarez

Julian Alvarez penalty: UEFA to hold talks with FIFA and IFAB over double-touch rule after controversy

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“Although minimal, the player made contact with the ball using his standing foot before kicking it, as shown in the attached video clip. Under the current rule (Laws of the Game, Law 14.1), the VAR had to call the referee signalling that the goal should be disallowed. Source link

Julian Alvarez penalty: UEFA release new video footage with conclusive evidence of double touch

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“Although minimal, the player made contact with the ball using his standing foot before kicking it, as shown in the attached video clip. Under the current rule (Laws of the Game, Law 14.1), the VAR had to call the referee signalling that the goal should be disallowed.” Source link

What furious Diego Simeone said after Julian Alvarez penalty controversy

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That led to a tense shootout, with Kylian Mbappe and Alexander Sorloth both successfully dispatching their respective spot-kicks before an episode of major controversy involving Atletico striker Alvarez, who slipped as he was taking his penalty but still managed to fire high beyond Thibaut Courtois and into the roof of the net. Source link