Lionel Messi is the consensus greatest soccer player of all time. And a painfully average penalty taker.

The law that saw Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez’s penalty controversially disallowed in March’s Champions League shootout against Real Madrid has been officially amended — so that if such a ...

The laws of soccer on taking a penalty kick were clarified Tuesday after Julián Álvarez’s accidental double touch helped to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League. The new interpretation ...

Arsenal and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 in the Champions League semi-final first leg, with both goals coming from the penalty spot. Viktor Gyökeres scored for Arsenal before Julián Alvarez equalized ...

© Eddie Keogh/Getty ImagesBeth Mead of England slips and scores a penalty kick, before having to retake it due to a double touch which she misses during the UEFA ...

Argentina needed a late winner again on Saturday night. And Julián Álvarez provided a golazo. Álvarez's incredible strike from outside the penalty box in the 112th minute put Argentina up a goal in ...

ZURICH — The laws of soccer on taking a penalty kick were clarified Tuesday after Julián Álvarez’s accidental double touch helped to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League. The new ...

© Angel Martinez/Getty ImagesJulian Alvarez of Atletico de Madrid scores the team's second penalty in the penalty shoot out, which is later ruled out following a VAR ...