Maignan mocks penalty rules after retaken Poland kick

France goalkeeper Mike Maignan has expressed his vexation astatine nan punishment rules aft he was penalised for coming disconnected his statement excessively early erstwhile redeeming a spot-kick astatine Euro 2024.

The AC Milan player, 28, successfully kept retired a punishment from Poland's Robert Lewandowski but nan referee ordered it to beryllium retaken because nan keeper had strayed disconnected his statement earlier nan shot was kicked.

Lewandowski, who utilized a stuttered run-up for some penalties, scored nan 2nd 1 to gain Poland a 1-1 draw and guarantee France only vanished 2nd successful Group D.

A station connected Maignan's Instagram was headlined "as nan attacker originates his 87th feint successful his run-up," successful reference to nan incident.

He besides joked: "New Ifab rules for penalties successful 2026: Goalkeepers must person their backs turned astatine nan clip of nan shot. In lawsuit of a save, an indirect free-kick."

Maignan included a nexus to a communicative from 2023 astir caller rules from football's law-makers Ifab, stating that goalkeepers are not allowed to do thing that "unfairly distracts nan kicker", specified arsenic rubbing nan posts aliases crossbar.

They were already required to person "at slightest portion of 1 ft touching, successful statement with, aliases behind, nan goalline" erstwhile nan shot is kicked.

Penalty takers are allowed to feint their run-up, but cannot feint taking nan footwear erstwhile nan run-up is complete.

Maignan, who has 19 caps, is playing successful his first awesome tourney for France aft long-time number 1 Hugo Lloris retired aft nan 2022 World Cup.

Their last-16 lucifer will return spot successful Dusseldorf connected Monday, pinch their opponents to beryllium confirmed aft Wednesday's last group games.