According to CNN: 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".
Read about this at sport pages a few days ago. My opinion? Some goalkeepers developed high skills in defending penalties. They wait till the last moment before they throw themselves, trying to guess in what direction the opponent is going to shoot.
Now the players have to learn how to score the penalties perfect, out of the reach of a goalkeeper. I think it's fair.
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