There’s no real correct way to take a penalty. Some like to force the goalkeeper into making the first move, others disregard the keeper entirely. Some like to place their shot, some like to blast it.

Few things are as divisive in the world of soccer as a stutter-step penalty. The routine subverts all conceptions of what it takes to make the net move. In a sport defined by technique, the stop-start ...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has featured incredible matches, the world's biggest stars, and even, throughout the early stages of group play and the knockout phase, several penalty kicks. While penalty ...

The stutter-step penalty has been a major World Cup trend, with mixed results for stars like Messi, Mbappé, Ronaldo, Kane and Neymar Experts say the technique can outsmart goalkeepers but demands ...

It’s theatrical. It can be maddening. It makes the world’s top soccer players look very cool — or very silly. The stutter-step penalty has been a feature of this World Cup, with the leading adopters ...

NEW YORK - The stutter-step penalty has become one of the defining debates of this World Cup, with stars including Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Bruno Guimarães among the players who have missed or ...