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Why are so many players missing penalties? An expert's guide to scoring spot-kicks every time
Penalties Ross Barkley, Harry Kane, Marco Reus, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba have all missed penalties so far this season. Here's what can go wrong from the spot – and how to avoid it
Don’t blame VAR for Women’s World Cup penalty controversies – it’s the new rules that are the problem
Women's World Cup Retaken penalties have reignited debate over the use of video replays in football. But the truth is that has nothing to do with it
Penalty perfection
Penalties Want to learn the art of the unsaveable kick? Those men in white coats think they’ve cracked it
How to improve your shooting
Shooting Fancy scoring goals as easily as Aguero, Suarez or Ibrahimovic? Well, the best strikers in world football don’t win Golden Boots by chance. At Performance, we’ve got the drills to help you hit the net every time
Soccermatics: The stats behind executing the perfect penalty
Penalties David Sumpter looks into why the Germans were so uncharacteristic against Italy in their quarter-final penalty shootout - and the maths behind scoring an unstoppable spot kick
Penalty! The 7 most defining spot kicks of all time
Penalties As everyone’s favourite 12-yard showpiece turns 125, we recall the most defining penalties in football history…
Adrian's penalty saving secrets
Penalties West Ham’s spot-kick-saving expert tells you the key to winning the battle from 12 yards