FIFA: Tiada lagi helah keliru penjaga gol masa sepakan penalti

Footballers taking penalties at next month’s World Cup finals in
South Africa will no longer be able to stop at the end of their run up
to try and trick the goalkeeper.

The rule change is a reaction to the growing number of players,
particularly in South America, now using so-called feints to deceive
the opposition.
In an announcement made at a meeting of the International Football
Association Board (IFAB), chaired by FIFA president Sepp Blatter on
Tuesday, those who halt just before kicking the ball will receive a
yellow card for “unsporting behavior.”
“Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents
is permitted, however feinting to kick the ball once the player has
completed his run-up is now considered an infringement,” FIFA secretary
general Jerome Valcke told a press conference held at the organizations
headquarters in Switzerland.
Players may also be forced to retake the penalty if the ball goes into the net.
The ammendment to the penalty rule will be implemented on June 1,
just 10 days before the start of the World Cup. But Valcke insists this
is enough time.
“We will work with the players and the referees to make sure they understand exactly what the new rule is,” he added.
Meanwhile the IFAB have also decided to grant further powers to the fourth official.
Normally over seeing subsitutions, off-pitch incidents and match
management, the fourth official will now be able to assist the referee
with issues arising on the pitch.
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“Today he is as important as the other assistants or the referee,” Valcke added.
The IFAB also agreed to extend the Europa Liga experiment of having
four assistant referees on the pitch as a replacement for goal line
technology.
Football leagues across the world will now be able to try out the
idea over the next two seasons before any decision on whether it is
made compulsory are made.