Richard Keys believes there ought to be a significant change within the guidelines over penalty shootouts – arguing the Lionesses had a ‘distinct benefit’ of their Euro 2025 shootout win.
The previous Sky Sports activities presenter, who now works for beIN, thinks there’s an unfair benefit given to the aspect who’re taking spot kicks in entrance of their very own followers.
The Lionesses received the toss after further time in opposition to Spain within the remaining of Euro 2025 on Sunday, deciding on the penalties to happen on the finish in entrance of England supporters.
Keys wrote on X: ‘Pens in entrance of your individual followers is a definite benefit. We should always take them at each ends however for now – Come on England.’
The present guidelines are that there are two coin tosses earlier than penalties, one to determine which finish they’re taken and one other to see which aspect will go first.
If Keys’ thought to have penalties taken at each ends got here to fruition, it could even the stability however alter the spectacle, with consideration break up between two halves and people on the midway line turning to look at every time.
Richard Keys has put ahead a change he believes ought to be made for penalties
England have been in a position to take their spot kicks in entrance of their followers after profitable the toss
The Lionesses held off Spain in further time to succeed in the lottery of the shootout having cancelled out Mariona Caldentey’s opener with Alessia Russo’s second-half header.
Beth Mead thought she had scored the primary purpose of the penalties for England however double-kicked the ball as she slipped.
She needed to retake it and noticed her effort saved to offer Spain the benefit however it mattered little in the long run.
Hannah Hampton saved twice and Salma Paralluelo dragged extensive of the put up earlier than Chloe Kelly stepped as much as smash the winner and ensure England as back-to-back European champions.
It appears unlikely that Keys’ penalty thought might be adopted and he’s no stranger to a controversial opinion on X.
The broadcaster, earlier this 12 months claimed Man United boss Ruben Amorim was ‘attempting’ to get sacked.
He additionally hinted that Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan each owe their profitable careers to him in astonishing rant after they have been lined up as a part of the trio, together with Mark Chapman, to current Match of the Day.
Writing in his weblog, he posted: ‘Congrats to Kelly Cates on her new job. I am happy with her however not stunned. Success has many fathers and I am certain there will be a number of individuals lining as much as take credit score for her profession, however Kelly, Kenny and me know the reality.
Chloe Kelly scored the profitable spot kick for England to grow to be back-to-back Euro champions
‘Kenny and I as soon as fell out about her getting a job at Sky. “It meant she did not end Uni” he mentioned to me. “No” I replied. “However you requested me to get her a job”. Her dad is a person of many contradictions – however that one was a belter. I am not holding my breath anticipating he’ll name now to apologise.
‘Kelly is sweet. Excellent. However I am nonetheless stunned she’s making the transfer. There’s nothing like presenting reside soccer. I might by no means have made that call. Highlights exhibits are lethal uninteresting.
‘MotD desperately wants contemporary blood, however I am unsure it’ll survive for very for much longer. Finally Grandstand died for related causes – the march of time.’
Keys and former colleague Andy Grey left their roles with Sky after a sequence of sexist conversations have been picked up and leaked in January 2011 once they thought their microphones have been off.
Each Keys and Grey left the UK and are the face of Premier League protection throughout the Center East and North Africa with beIN Sports activities.
