Why Beth Mead had to retake her penalty in England’s dramatic Euro 2025 shootout win over Spain - The double touch rule was ...

Alonso’s Real Madrid still has a long road ahead, and while style, structure, and chemistry will come with time, the team must sort out the basics first. Starting with the penalty curse.

However, replays clearly showed that Mead had touched the ball twice before finding the back of the net, meaning she was forced to start over and retake her penalty – which was subsequently saved.

On Wednesday night, Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Al-Hilal in the FIFA Club World Cup in their first match under new manager Xabi Alonso.Things could have been much different for Los ...