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Penalty shots are exciting and can change a game. But beyond the play itself, there are rules that the players and goaltenders involved must follow.

England have a poor record in penalty shoot-outs in major competitions. The England Under-21 team have followed their seniors but they lost in an enthralling shoot-out.

Liverpool and AC Milan meet in Athens in a repeat of the 2005 Champions League Final. England's team will hope for another win as Spanish seek revenge for penalty defeat.

England crash out on penalties (again) at the Quarter Final stages to Luiz Felipe Scolari's prosaic Portugal

The Community Shield at Wembley was won by Premier League Champions,Manchester United who defeated FA Cup winners,Portsmouth, on penalties after a scoreless draw.

Sevilla defeated Espanyol to retain the UEFA Cup after a penalty shoot-out victory after extra time in the Final at Hampden Park, Glasgow with Goalkeeper Palop the hero.

Having scored an early goal to level, Liverpool withstood Chelsea pressure and after extra-time, they won on penalties to reach the Champions League Final in Athens.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the Stanley Cup Champions for the first time in franchise history, winning game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers 3-1.

Goals from Kaka, Seedorf and Gilardino secured AC Milan's semi-final win against Manchester United to reach the UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool in Athens.

Champions League Final in Athens between AC Milan and Liverpool provides the Italian team with the opportunity to avenge their penalty shoot-out defeat of two years ago.

Defeated by AC Milan in Athens but Liverpool have an impressive record in the European Cup/Champions League competition with five victories - the best in British football

As the Netherlands and Serbia battled through to Saturday's final, England suffered further penalty shoot-out heartache, in the UEFA Under 21 Championship semi-finals.

Zinedine Zidane's two goals bring Les Bleus to the top of the football world as the defensive-minded French become sixth nation to win World Cup at home.

Bad bounces and missed opportunities hurt Penguins, disciplined defensive game aid Red Wings in game 1.

The seemingly charmed Edmonton Oilers finally had a bad night, losing the first game of the Stanley Cup finals and their goaltender for the series.

Diego Maradona got some help from a higher power as he guided Argentina to their second World Cup triumph in eight years by beating West Germany 3-2 in the final.

The World Cup debuted in the United States as record crowds saw Brazil return to the final and beat Italy 3-2 on penalties to claim their record fourth World Cup title.

Since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in the early 1990's, the Czech Republic have gone on to become a strong force in European football.

Porto vs Monaco in 2004, Liverpool vs AC Milan in 2005, Barcelona vs Arsenal in 2006... get your tickets to see who will lift club football's greatest trophy in 2007.

The NHL wants to see more scoring. Well, they just got their wish, but the Flyers might not be so enamored of "the New NHL." The team just got spanked in a 9-1 massacre.

Cameroon and Egypt upset the odds in the Cup of Nations semi finals to send hosts Ghana and favourites Ivory Coast crashing out.

Chelsea and Manchester United could meet in three competitions over the final weeks of the season - Premiership, FA Cup and possibly the Champions League Final.

Britannia may no longer rule the waves, but her English football clubs are set to dominate the Champions League for the next decade as they continue to make their impact

Manchester United suffered elimination at the semi-final stage of the FA Cup as manager Sir Alex Ferguson fielded a virtual second-string side.

Burnley continued their excellent Carling Cup run by beating Arsenal 2-0 to join Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Derby County in Saturdays semi-final draw.

The Final of Euro2008 provides Germany with an opportunity to claim their fourth success in the competition while their opponents, Spain, have one previous triumph.

Although France seemed to unfairly book their place in South Africa for next years World Cup, Ireland had plenty of chances to win the match before Extra Time.

Luis Aragones' men achieved what their country has been waiting for for nearly half a century- to become the winners of a major football tournament.

Chelsea's win over West Ham United closes the gap at the top of the Premiership and ensures continued pressure on Manchester United.

In a disappointing game, a goal in extra time from Didier Drogba ensured Chelsea defeated Manchester United to win the first FA Cup Final at the new Wembley Stadium.

It's rare that professional sports players get signed to many long-term contracts. So when Philadelphia signed Richards to 12 years this season it made waves

David Beckham's MLS dream may be coming to an end, but over the last decade Hollywood stars have discovered that football is a sport which can be fashionable.

Fabio Capello has selected John Terry as his England captain. After considering other members of the squad,Terry will lead England into the World Cup qualifying games.

The Heineken Cup semi final between Cardiff and Leicester ended in a penalty shootout. Great entertainment for the neutral, but is this the best way to decide a big game?

Spain overcame a determined German team to win Euro2008 in Vienna with a single goal from Torres and claim their first tournament success in forty four years.

From witchcraft to the power of underwear, superstition is rife in soccer. What are the more extreme examples of this placebo for the mind?

Barnet Football Club have spent many years in amateur English football, struggling to compete with their more glamorous London neighbours.

Despite living for many years in the shadow of their city neighbours Manchester United, Manchester City have enjoyed their own years of success.

West Germany became the third nation to win three World Cups as they beat Argentina 1-0 to avenge their loss to the South Americans in the 1986 final.

Italy beat France in penalties to collect their fourth World Cup title with Zinedine Zidane getting red-carded after headbutting Italian Marco Materazzi.

Sir Alex Ferguson starts his twenty third season with Manchester United looking to build on his record of success and make the Old Trafford club the best in the world.

As predictable as the final paring may have been, the end result was well adrift of the form book. Read about the final standings, highs and lows of the Copa America 2007

With France sneaking past Ireland and into the World Cup Finals due to a controversial handball by Thierry Henry cheating in football is once more big news.

In the early stages of the NHL season, both the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs have been through the rigors of a good old-fashioned bag skate.

Since the break up of Yugoslavia in the early 1990's, Croatia have established a consistently strong football team in their own right.

After the fall of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan began to compete in international soccer. While most of the former Soviet states played in Europe, the Kyrgyz side played in Asia.

Stoke City and Denmark goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen puts his recent run of penalty saves down to a secret technique as oppose to sheer guess work.

Who can forget South Korea's stunning performances in reaching the 2002 World Cup semi-final? Can they repeat this feat in South Africa this summer?

The FIFA World Cup has been held eighteen times since 1930. In that time the footballing nations of the world have established a number of interesting and unusual records

Following the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Ukraine have competed independently in international football, with mixed results.