Overview

• Reports via ex-referee Eduardo Iturralde say saved penalties would restart with a goal kick instead of allowing follow-up attempts.
• Refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina is portrayed as a leading backer and is said to have aligned on the reform with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
• The idea aims to reduce the rush into the area that Collina previously likened to a horse race and to elevate the value of a goalkeeper’s save.
• Key details remain unresolved, including what happens when the ball rebounds off the post or crossbar without goalkeeper contact.
• Any change requires IFAB approval, which needs six of eight votes, and current rules still permit rebounds in open play but not in shootouts.