IFAB changes penalty law after Alvarez’s Champions League controversy
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) on Tuesday has amended the ‘double-touch’ penalty rule which caused a lot of controversy in the UEFA Champions League in March, Afrosport reports. Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez had his penalty ruled out during a shootout against Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League. The Argentine, who converted his spot-kick, slipped, and his non-kicking foot made minimal...