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World Champion Goalkeeper Leads to Changes in Football Rules

Emiliano Martínez is a divisive personality, just think of the not very tasteful celebration of the Argentina national team’s World Cup title. At the same time, he is a truly sensational goalkeeper, and he played a huge role in helping his national team win a gold medal in Qatar. In particular, his merits in winning the two penalty shootouts are timeless, the Aston Villa goalkeeper saved two penalties in the quarter-final against the Netherlands and one in the final against France. There is no lack of cunning in his toolbox, he does everything to unsettle the opponent who is behind the ball.

This was also noticed by FIFA officials, who want to stop these methods. They asked the Rulemaking Body, IFAB, to amend the rulebook so that starting July 1st, goalkeepers cannot touch the goal post or the net, they must not drag out time, delay the execution of the penalty, it is forbidden to interfere with the penalty kick in any way, and respect must always be given to the opponent.

Cover photo: Emiliano Martínez can no longer shock his opponents (Photo: AFP)

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