Yes really, I didn't know all the wording but I have always known that you cannot stop and start again, it was a schoolboy error.
But you can lol - you just can't stop at the end of the run up pause and then take the kick, - it's clearly stated in the law it's permitted during the run up.
Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, feinting to kick the ball once the player has completed his run-up is considered an infringement of Law 14 and an act of unsporting behaviour for which the player must be cautioned.
The only school boy error i can see is the officials who clearly have no understanding of the actual law surrounding the taking of a penalty. Now if this is a grey area then that law needs to be rewritten.
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