Changes in the rules of the game: may prohibit follow-up on penalties and increase the degree of VAR intervention (July 17, 2025)

Changes in the rules of the game: may prohibit follow-up on penalties and increase the degree of VAR intervention

https://dynamo.kiev.ua/en/news/685868-changes-in-the-rules-of-the-game-may-prohibit-follow-up-on-penalties-and-increase-the-degree-of-var-intervention 2025-07-17 08:24 IFAB (the organization responsible for maintaining and regulating the rules of football) has proposed changes to ... Changes in the rules of the game: may prohibit follow-up on penalties and increase the degree of VAR intervention

17.07.2025, 08:24

IFAB (the organization responsible for maintaining and regulating the rules of football) has proposed changes to the penalty kick execution rule and to expand the situations in which the VAR referee can intervene, reports The Times.

It is proposed to remove the possibility of follow-up on penalties (in case the goalkeeper deflects the ball after a shot from the 11-meter mark, the penalty execution is considered completed).

As for VAR, IFAB believes that this technology should be used to verify the correctness of:

— awarding or not awarding corner kicks;

— the main referee’s decision regarding a second yellow card for a player, which automatically leads to their expulsion.

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2	Manchester City	36	75
3	Manchester United	37	68
4	Aston Villa	37	62
5	Liverpool	37	59
6	Bournemouth	37	56
7	Brighton	37	53
8	Chelsea	37	52
9	Brentford	37	52
10	Sunderland	37	51
11	Newcastle	37	49
12	Fulham	37	49
13	Everton	37	49
14	Leeds	37	47
15	Crystal Palace	36	45
16	Nottingham Forest	37	43
17	Tottenham	37	38
18	West Ham	37	36
19	Burnley	37	21
20	Wolves	37	19

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