World Cup penalty misses - is this the end of the stutter?

The stutter. Like it or loathe it, it's a technique that has been increasingly adopted by penalty takers since the time of Pele in the 1960s. But after some faltering spot-kicks at this World Cup - might it be time up for one of football's most polarising tricks?

Stutterers have enjoyed a boost of as much as 10 per cent compared to traditional run-ups according to analysis of five years' worth of Premier League penalties by leading football psychology professor Geir Jordet.