Baptiste

Spain hasn’t registered a single shot on target against France, yet they are gifted an 80% xG penalty out of absolutely nothing. It is deciding the game on a non-scoring situation, not to mention a clear handball by Yamal during the buildup to gain control. This is exactly why football rules are broken. It’s too binary. We need a Graded Penalty System: 1️⃣ Standard Penalty (11m): ONLY if a foul denies a direct, active goal-scoring opportunity (attacker facing goal, in motion to shoot). 2️⃣ Distant Penalty (14-15m): For borderline/reckless fouls that don't deny a 100% clear chance. Gives the GK a fighting chance. 3️⃣ Edge-of-Box Free Kick: For soft fouls or back-to-goal situations. No more free gifts. And the ultimate balancer: The player fouled must take the kick. Stop deciding massive tournaments on technicalities. Let the players play!!! To be clear: Under my proposal, Spain's incident today is a clear Option 3 (Edge-of-Box Free Kick). Furthermore, we must fix the absurd handball rule—any contact that advances an attacker's advantage, even if accidental or close-body, should be penalized. The current binary penalty rule is completely illogical and should have been scrapped years ago. Just look at other sports: In basketball, if you foul a player in the paint, they get 2 free throws to potentially score 2 points. It’s proportional. They don’t get awarded 20 free throws just because the foul happened inside the key. Yet in football, a minor, zero-threat trip at the edge of the box is rewarded with a penalty kick—turning a 3% scoring chance into an 80% free gift. It’s the equivalent of giving a basketball team 15 free throws for a common foul. The punishment is completely disconnected from the crime. It’s time to bring mathematical proportion and logic back to football