Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly set to be Arsenal’s first-choice penalty taker this season, with Mikel Arteta admitting the striker is their best option from the spot. Daniel Kristoffersson reported for ...

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An incredible nine penalties were missed in England’s quarter-final shoot-out with Sweden. Some were saved, while some missed the target completely. That game was not an outlier. Missing penalties has ...

Scoring from the penalty spot may seem simple, but even some of football’s greatest players have been guilty of missing from 12 yards. Still, the modern game boasts several excellent penalty ...

Aston Villa’s Europa League victory over Bologna brought much-needed relief to Unai Emery’s side, but it also sparked fresh debate about the team’s penalty duties. Captain John McGinn has now hinted ...

This weekend marked the first time this season a player not named Kylian Mbappé attempted a spot kick for Real Madrid. Xabi Alonso (center) weighed in on Real Madrid’s penalty-taking hierarchy. / ...

Deep learning models trained on more than 1000 penalty kicks in football matches can predict which way the ball will go better than real-life goalkeepers. “Penalty kicks are some of the most decisive ...