Ahead of the upcoming 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in the United States, The International Football Association Board (IFAB) Has Clarified That was no Direct Regulation for the Double Touch by Atlético Madrid's Julián Málvare in His's Teamrid Champions League Round of 16. IFAB HAS NOW RULED That Starting from July 2025 (Potentialy Including The Club World Cup), If Such an Incident Occurs, The De Fine must be restored if it results in a goal.
Real Madrid Benefit in Champions League of 'Double Touch' Penalty
IFAB, which states the laws of football, explained that referees tend to punish the player to punish the player for a double touch, which has not been immediately regulated before. Polish referee Szymon Marciniak did exactly that Álvarez, whose penalty 'Miss' was crucial to help Real Madrid eliminate Atlético from the tournament.
However, IFAB also notes that “not punishing a casual double touch would nevertheless be unfair because the goalkeeper can be disadvantaged by the changed route of the ball”. This is explained in a circular released on Tuesday.
The IFAB has tried to clarify rule 10 – determining the outcome of a match and rule 14 – the penalty kick with regard to situations in which the kicker accidentally touches the ball with both feet at the same time or when the ball touches the not -cheat or leg of the kicker immediately after the kick. This is what happened to the punishment of Álvarez.
IFAB's new 'double touch' punishment law
“This situation is rare, and because it is not being treated directly in legislation 14, referees understandably tend to punish the kicker because they have touched the ball again before he has touched another player, so that an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposition or, in the case of penalties, the circuit), read-out),, read-out),, read-out).
“However, this part of law 14 is primarily intended for situations in which the penalty contractor deliberately touches the ball a second time before it has touched another player (for example when the target post (s) or crossbar is back without touching the goalkeeper),” the circular continues. “This is very different from the penal person who accidentally kicks the ball with both feet at the same time with both feet or touches the ball with their non-purchasing foot or leg immediately after they have taken the kick, which usually occurs because they have slipped when taking it”.
IFAB has therefore decided that, from July 2025, “if the penalty contractor accidentally kicks the ball with both feet at the same time with both feet or the ball touches their non-clicking foot or leg immediately after the shovel,” the penalty is absorbed when it is scored.
If the fine is missed, an indirect free kick is awarded to the defensive team (unless the referee decides to take advantage), while it is admitted as a Miss in a penalty shoot-out.
That will also be the case if the penalty contractor is considered to “deliberately” touch the ball with both feet (which would be very unusual).
Will the new criminal legislation be present at the FIFA Club World Cup?
The new laws are “effective for competitions that start on or after July 1, 2025 and can be used by competitions that start before that date”. With the FIFA Club World Cup from 14 June to 13 July, the change can come into effect for the tournament, which means that there would be no repetition of the bizarre penalty from Álvarez and the controversial elimination of Atlético.
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