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Spain hasn’t registered a single shot on target against France, yet they are gifted an 80% xG penalty out of absolutely nothing. It is deciding the game on a non-scoring situation, not to mention a clear handball by Yamal during the buildup to gain control.
This is exactly why football rules are broken. It’s too binary. We need a Graded Penalty System:
1️⃣ Standard Penalty (11m): ONLY if a foul denies a direct, active goal-scoring opportunity (attacker facing goal, in motion to shoot).
2️⃣ Distant Penalty (14-15m): For borderline/reckless fouls that don't deny a 100% clear chance. Gives the GK a fighting chance.
3️⃣ Edge-of-Box Free Kick: For soft fouls or back-to-goal situations. No more free gifts.
And the ultimate balancer: The player fouled must take the kick.
Stop deciding massive tournaments on technicalities. Let the players play!!!
To be clear: Under my proposal, Spain's incident today is a clear Option 3 (Edge-of-Box Free Kick). Furthermore, we must fix the absurd handball rule—any contact that advances an attacker's advantage, even if accidental or close-body, should be penalized.
The current binary penalty rule is completely illogical and should have been scrapped years ago.
Just look at other sports: In basketball, if you foul a player in the paint, they get 2 free throws to potentially score 2 points. It’s proportional. They don’t get awarded 20 free throws just because the foul happened inside the key.
Yet in football, a minor, zero-threat trip at the edge of the box is rewarded with a penalty kick—turning a 3% scoring chance into an 80% free gift. It’s the equivalent of giving a basketball team 15 free throws for a common foul. The punishment is completely disconnected from the crime.
It’s time to bring mathematical proportion and logic back to football
@benjimk Une route sans panneau de signalisation routière! Attendons la 1ere semaine de conduite pour en juger! Pour avoir rouler sur le contournement MontNgafula a Kasavubu construit par Ngobila, j'en connais qlq chose. Allez y visiter aujourdhui!