The “Anti Dibu Martinez Norm” will be official in football from next season

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) officially informed the new rules for the upcoming 2023/2024 season and will govern the “Anti Dibu Martinez Rule”. After the Qatar 2022 World Cup, in which Dibu Martínez was one of the protagonists with his spectacular saves, the IFAB proposed rules to avoid the deconcentration of field players at the time of finishing. In penalties, the goalkeeper must remain on the goal line, between the two posts and in front of the executor until the ball is hit. The goalkeeper will not behave in a way that distracts the executor of the shot in an unregulated way, for example, he will not delay the execution of the penalty or touch the posts, the crossbar or the net of the goal. For his part, the Argentine goalkeeper referred to this change a few months ago: “I always said that after the Copa America, I don’t know if I would do it again. I already saved the penalties that I had to stop. And now the same thing happened to me, I don’t know if I’m going to take a penalty again 20 years from now, maybe not, but the ones I had to tackle in the Copa America and the World Cup I could tackle and help the team win, that’s enough for me. ” In addition, he also announced other modifications, such as prohibiting the entry of unauthorized people to the field of play during a goal, and paying special attention to the duration of the celebrations when adding minutes of games.

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