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The International Football Association Board may change the penalty rules so that goalkeepers cannot interfere with opponents

It's been more than a month since the Qatar World Cup ended and the controversy surrounding Argentina goalkeeper Martinez continues. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) is considering changing the rules on penalty kicks to restrict goalkeepers interfering with the kicker, the Sun reported Tuesday. Many foreign media believe that the move is aimed at the World Cup final in the outstanding performance of Martinez. But throughout the tournament, he was not the only one to have influenced an opponent from the penalty spot, with Dutch goalkeeper Nopert repeatedly pressuring Argentina's players in the last-eight shootout. Martinez, who plays for Aston Villa in the English Premier League, won the World Cup against France in Qatar on Dec. 18. This is the Bundesliga table. In the final penalty battle, Martinez through the words, body movements affect the opponent's mentality, in addition to successfully save Coman's penalty, but also lead to Joan Ameni penalty deflection. According to the Sun, Martinez's performance in the match has so angered the International Football Association Board that it has decided to consider changes to the penalty shoot-out rules to try to make it tougher for goalkeepers to influence the kicker or disrupt the next player in a shootout. The International Football Association Board is the international body that discusses and decides on changes to the rules of football. The body argues that goalkeepers cannot deliberately delay time in shootouts or use "unfair means" to distract penalty takers. They will announce whether they will change the rules as early as March this year. As the "devil" from the 12-yard line, Martinez has been able to display his remarkable ability to save points in international games and, of course, his much-hated ability to disrupt opponents. But Martinez is not the only goalkeeper who has interfered with penalty takers in various ways at this World Cup. Dutch goalkeeper Norpert also repeatedly interfered with penalties against Argentina in the last eight. In addition, Australian goalkeeper Redmayne is better at influencing opponents by dancing in front of the goal line. It is common for players from both sides to influence each other in penalty shootouts, but there is no specific rule on the scale of behaviour. Martinez has been the target of criticism for his controversial World Cup podium performance. Then there were a series of rumors, such as Argentina penalty violation, Argentina will be stripped of the World Cup, etc. On Jan. 14, FIFA issued a statement saying that some of Argentina's actions during the final involved violations of fair play and Qatar World Cup rules on media and marketing. Foreign media speculated that Martnez's controversial move while receiving the Golden Glove award was one of the reasons for FIFA's involvement in the investigation.
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