Ex-PL referee: Harry Kane penalty should have been re-taken as Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris cheated
Harry Kane’s missed penalty in England’s 2-1 defeat to France in the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday (10 December)should have been retaken because his Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris was not stood on his line.
That is the view of ex-Fifa and Premier League referee Keith Hackett, speaking exclusively to Football Insider after England’s narrow defeat saw them crash out of the tournament.
The Three Lions were awarded a second spot kick when the referee reviewed a challenge from Theo Hernandez on Mason Mount on the pitchside monitor.
Kane had a long time to psychologically prepare for the penalty but blasted it over as he went to the same side as his first attempt.
Lloris starts with both feet behind his goalline and it appears he stays there before Kane’s kick was blazed over the crossbar.
“The other thing that’s interesting is, there’s a photo that shows the goalkeeper standing behind the line,” Hackett told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“The goalkeeper had committed an offence. The law is clear, you have to have one foot on the line.
“I’m being pedantic, you can’t stand behind the line. You’ve got to have one foot on the line. It’s just a point to bring up with law knowledge.”
As quoted by the Mirror on Sunday (11 December), Lloris admitted he had mixed emotions after Kane’s penalty miss.
The Spurs skipper, who turns 36 on Boxing Day, insisted he has an “enormous” amount of respect for his club teammate for taking responsibility by taking the kick.
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