The new rule concerning penalty kicks will be
in force
for the World Cup which starts on June 11th. Players who hesitate at the point of striking the ball in order to confuse the goalkeeper will be considered guilty of unsporting behavior. They will receive a yellow card, and if the ball has gone into the net, the penalty will have to be retaken. But a deliberate starter during the run-up will still be allowed. FIFA's lawmakers have also decided to extend a European experiment on the use of extra referees, although this won't affect the World Cup.
BBC News.
美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿表示,美国,俄罗斯和中国已经就一份联合国决议草案达成一致,对伊朗进行进一步制裁。她表示,该决议草案今天晚些时候将在联合国安理会成员国之间迅速进行交流。
“我认为,我们宣布的这个决定与过去几天我们进行的任何努力是同样令人信服的答案。”
BBC联合国记者表示,该决定意义是非常重大的。就在一天之前,土耳其,巴西和伊朗达成了核燃料交换协议,他们称这样就消除了对德黑兰进行进一步制裁的必要性。
美国正在进行一系列预选,这被视为对奥巴马总统的关键性的选举考验。肯塔基州,阿肯色州,宾夕法尼亚州和俄勒冈的投票人正在选择参加11月份关键性周期选举的候选人。分析家称,美国目前的政治环境反复无常,导致许多现任政治家面临强烈的反对。