A penalty kick is a nerve-wracking and high pressure situation - but the odds of scoring one are remarkably high. Various studies have concluded that there is around a 75 per cent chance of successfully converting from the spot.
It is no wonder that players thrive in this situation, then. Practice makes perfect, after all, and they will have worked on dispatching their efforts from 12 yards day in and day out at training.
With a steely-eyed stare, the strike will come in - with all forms of techniques, confidence and execution on show. Everyone wants in on the act, understandably, although teams have first-choice takers for a reason.
But what happens when this pecking order goes wrong? What happens when an unruly player decides to take matters into their own hands?
Some big names are no stranger to kicking up a ruckus, and have demanded to take a penalty instead of their usual set-piece specialist.
Here, Sportsmail has taken a look at the best, and worst, penalty disputes across the years...
DECLAN RICE/JESSE LINGARD
The first incident in this list happened very recently. West Ham eased to a 3-0 win over Sheffield United last week - but the result was marred by a slight altercation between Declan Rice and Jesse Lingard.
It was Lingard who won the penalty after drawing a foul from Chris Basham, and the Manchester United loanee stepped forward to ask captain Rice whether he could take the kick.
Rice, West Ham's designated penalty taker, gently asserted his authority and kept his cool to fire home from 12 yards. Lingard, beaming despite falling short in his appeals, was the first to celebrate with his team-mate.
There was no bad blood between them at full-time, either. Rice posted a humorous video on social media, showing him mocking Lingard while he was in the bath. It was captioned 'all love brother'.
PAULO DI CANIO/FRANK LAMPARD
This little coming together also features two West Ham players, but this time from yesteryear. True greats Paulo Di Canio and Frank Lampard were involved.
In a truly memorable Premier League clash back in 2000, West Ham pulled off a jaw-dropping comeback to beat Bradford despite trailing 4-2. The encounter saw Di Canio demand to be substituted after being denied three blatant penalty appeals.
The fiery Italian was eventually persuaded to continue by boss Harry Redknapp and proved crucial in the turnaround at Upton Park.
West Ham were finally awarded a spot-kick after Dave Kitson was fouled, and both rookie Lampard and Di Canio were keen to take it. Eventually, seniority trumped enthusiasm and the latter slotted home to help spark the remarkable recovery.
Di Canio soon made up for stepping up ahead of Lampard by teeing up the young midfielder to tuck home the winning goal on 84 minutes.
NEYMAR/EDINSON CAVANI
Edinson Cavani was left dumbfounded during PSG's win over Lyon in September 2017.
Despite club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi having tipped the big-money arrival of Neymar to bring nothing but 'positive energy', a dispute between the two superstars pointed towards bad blood behind the scenes.
PSG, already leading 1-0 and with just 11 minutes left at the Parc des Princes, were awarded a penalty - and Cavani, the designated taker, placed the ball on the spot.
However, in the same fashion as Dani Alves looking to muscle in on a first-half free-kick to help out his compatriot, Cavani's route was blocked by Neymar.
Both players exchanged terse words, with reports from Spain even claiming that Cavani had fired back by asking Neymar, 'Do you think you're Messi?'.
Cavani won the war of words but, in truly humiliating fashion, saw the penalty saved superbly by goalkeeper Anthony Lopes.
DIDIER DROGBA/FRANK LAMPARD
This disagreement arose between two goal-hungry players in a Chelsea team destined to saunter to the Premier League title in 2010. Taking on Wigan at Stamford Bridge, the hosts knew three points would wrap up the trophy.
And just half an hour into the game, with Chelsea already a goal to the good, they were awarded a penalty. Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba both wanted to take it, with the latter chasing the coveted Golden Boot.
Lampard, however, was Chelsea's first-choice taker and turned down Drogba's vocal appeals to make an exception. He duly slotted the penalty away.
Fortunately for Drogba, his hat-trick after half-time - including a spot kick of his own - saw him ultimately end the campaign as the league's top scorer. The 8-0 demolition job added gloss on Chelsea's triumph.
MARIO BALOTELLI/JORDAN HENDERSON
Mario Balotelli is no stranger to controversy. The divisive frontman, now 30, was involved in a feud with Jordan Henderson during his Liverpool days - but, surprisingly, saw himself come out on top.
Liverpool were handed a late spot-kick in their Europa League clash with Besiktas at Anfield and a three-way dispute eventually led to Balotelli slotting it home superbly. He was quickly accused of slight disrespect by captain Steven Gerrard, though.
Gerrard was ruled out of the tie through injury, and all the indications pointed towards Henderson, the stand-in skipper, being next in line to take penalties. Brendan Rodgers refused to clear up the confusion after the game.
The spot-kick was the 27th Balotelli managed to successfully convert, out of 29 attempts, and the incident marked one of the few times the ever-vocal Henderson has been overruled despite sporting the armband.
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE/LUKA MILIVOJEVIC
It is not too often experienced coach Roy Hodgson clearly lets his anger show - but, on this particular occasion, red-faced striker Christian Benteke evoked sheer and unbridled frustration from him.
Crystal Palace were locked level at 2-2 with Bournemouth in December 2017 - and were handed a golden chance to take all three points with a stoppage-time penalty.
Luka Milivojevic, the club's first-choice taker, had tucked home a first-half spot-kick, but was bizarrely denied the chance to repeat the feat by Benteke. The former stood on the edge of the box and watched on as his team-mate's effort was then saved.
Post-match, Hodgson criticised Benteke for making the 'unilateral decision' to step in ahead of Milivojevic, and the miss also proved costly with Palace staying rooted to the bottom of the table.
JORGINHO/TAMMY ABRAHAM
Cesar Azpilicueta demonstrated his formidable leadership abilities when stepping in to stop Tammy Abraham from taking a penalty in Chelsea's 4-0 triumph over Crystal Palace earlier this season.
Kai Havertz won the home team's second spot-kick of the afternoon - and Abraham grabbed the ball in an attempt to add to his tally for the campaign. Azpilicueta, and indeed Jorginho, both had other ideas, however.
Azpilicueta physically took the ball from Abraham and handed it over to Jorginho, who had slotted home his first effort from 12 yards. He then did the same again, with Abraham muttering words of frustration under his breath as he trudged away.
There didn't appear to be any lasting tension between the three players involved, though, and coach Frank Lampard soon insisted that the issue had been 'dealt with'.
XABI ALONSO/CRISTIANO RONALDO
Real Madrid duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso endured a disagreement over a penalty in their 6-2 win over Villarreal. Despite the nature of the emphatic scoreline, both players were hungry for more and wanted to take the spot-kick.
Alonso eventually won the argument and slotted home his effort - although superstar Ronaldo did not celebrate with his team-mates afterwards.
The incident was broadcast on television in Spain, highlighting the reported discord among members of the squad at the Bernabeu, and revealed that Ronaldo begrudgingly walked away with Alonso keen to get off the mark.
JONATHAN DE GUZMAN/NATHAN DYER
Swansea's League Cup triumph over Bradford in 2013 will live long in the memories of the club's fanbase - and perhaps even former players Jonathan de Guzman and Nathan Dyer for very different reasons.
The Welsh club, already comfortably ahead at Wembley at this point, were awarded a penalty. Winger Dyer believed he should have been given the chance to net a hat-trick at the famous national stadium - but de Guzman had other ideas.
Dyer's team-mate picked up the ball and a long row between both players ensued under the arch. De Guzman won the argument and fired the spot-kick home.
Despite his team's silverware success, Dyer was left infuriated and still appeared irked when being substituted later in the second half.
CRISTIANO RONALDO/CARLOS TEVEZ
The eagerness of Cristiano Ronaldo to score goals is evident, as has already been displayed on this list after his argument with Xabi Alonso.
Another slight rift, this time involving Carlos Tevez broke at Manchester United in 2007 during a clash with Derby, again underlined his eagerness to get in on the act.
United were leading 3-1 at Old Trafford, and were awarded a last-minute penalty. Carlos Tevez, having already netted two goals, was understandably eager to wrap up his first hat-trick for the club.
Designated taker Ronaldo, however, refused and ensured a spot on the score sheet for himself.
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