So, is the stutter-step penalty viable in today's game? And what are the origins of the move derided by many? Here's what you need to know.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Brazil’s exit revived debate over the stutter-step penalty, a Brazilian innovation that remains one of football’s most daring and divisive techniques Popularised by Pelé, botched by Bruno Guimarães.

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 ...

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 ...