There has been a recognition that referees were hardly ever enforcing the six-second rule, in part because an indirect free-kick seemed too harsh a sanction, as well as the difficulties and the time ...

It replaces the current and mostly unenforced rule that states a referee should give an indirect free kick to the other side if a goalkeeper holds the ball for more than six seconds. Referees will be ...

A new rule is set to be introduced next season to combat time-wasting from goalkeepers. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) have announced the law change following their AGM in ...

A free kick is often a scoring opportunity, a chance to change the game or even history. But what’s the difference between a direct and indirect free kick in soccer? Free kicks are common in ...

A new rule passed by lawmakers IFAB is set to change how goalkeepers trying to run down the clock is punished with an amendment to the current six-second limit. Instead of being punished with an ...

with the opposition being awarded an indirect free-kick if they exceed that allotted time. However, the rule is rarely enforced, which has given netminders an easy avenue to waste time.

Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel voiced his opinion on football’s latest rule where a goalkeeper must release the ball within ...

Wolves star Jose Sa believes the Premier League’s latest rule change regarding goalkeepers is ‘strange’ as he questioned why ...

UEFA says it will hold talks with football's lawmakers over the rules on double touches on penalty kicks after Atletico ...

It replaces the current and mostly unenforced rule that states a referee should give an indirect free kick to the other side if a goalkeeper holds the ball for more than six seconds. Referees will ...