Milan goalkeeper criticizes the new rule that intends to put an end to behaviors that can cause distraction to the player who is going to take a penalty.
On Friday it became known that the IFAB (The International Football Association Board) will introduce new rules in football, in 2023/24, which will prohibit goalkeepers from taking actions that try to distract the kicker from a penalty. A rule that is even beginning to be known as “anti-Emiliano Martínez”.
This Saturday, Mike Maignan, goalkeeper for Milan and the French national team, ironically criticized the decision. “New IFAB rules for penalties in 2026: goalkeepers must have their hands behind their backs. If the penalty is saved, the opponent gets an indirect free kick”, he wrote on social media.
On Friday, Maignan interestingly saved a penalty in France’s 4-0 victory over the Netherlands in qualifying for Euro 2024.
