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
🚨 « 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗨𝗜 𝗤𝗨𝗜 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗡 𝗗’𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗨𝗡 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗘𝗨𝗥 𝗤𝗨𝗜 𝗔 𝗚𝗔𝗚𝗡𝗘́ 𝗟𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗨𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 » 🌕
Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹 à propos du Ballon d’Or :
« Je n’arrive pas à détacher un joueur mais il y a beaucoup de candidats : Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸, Kylian Mbappé 🇫🇷, Ousmane Dembélé 🇫🇷, Vitinha 🇵🇹.
Mais bon, comme je vous l’ai dit récemment : je trouve que 𝗖𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘́𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘 𝗔 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗗𝗨 𝗗𝗘 𝗟𝗔 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗨𝗥. 🗣️ »
🎙️ conf. de presse
« 𝗜𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲́𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗮̀ ? » 🤩
Les émotions quand Ewan, 8 ans, annonce la composition du Stade Brestois.
Son nom est ensuite scandé par les supporters.
Après 6 mois de galère à l’hôpital.
Les émotions. 🥺🥰
🎥 @telefoot_TF1
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 ! Depuis qu’il a fêté ses 30 ans, Cristiano Ronaldo a inscrit 437 buts dans sa carrière ! 🇵🇹⚽️
C'est plus que Didier Drogba, Thierry Henry ou encore Wayne Rooney sur toute leur carrière. 😱