The International Football Association Board are discussing expanding the eight-second countdown on goalkeepers holding the ball to include throw-ins and goal kicks. IFAB have confirmed that in their ...

© Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesReferee, Jarred Gillett speaks to Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal FC ...

Referees will award corners, not indirect free-kicks, if goalkeepers try to waste time by holding onto the ball for more than eight seconds from next season. The change is among several tweaks to the ...

The sight of a goalkeeper gathering a simple shot, collapsing to the ground and taking an age to part with the ball is an infuriating one if your team are trailing. If your team are leading, it is a ...

Players at the 2026 World Cup will be stopped from going to the technical area to talk to coaches when goalkeepers are ...

LONDON, March 1 (Reuters) - Goalkeepers who hold onto the ball for longer than eight seconds will concede a corner under a new rule approved by the International Football Association Board on Saturday ...

Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the International Football Association Board have approved a series of measures designed to improve match tempo and expand VAR capabilities. The International ...

For the longest time, soccer has been in a very odd position with a long-standing rule that was created to prevent goalkeepers from holding onto the ball for too long. However, since the rule was ...

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved on Saturday a package of measures aimed at speeding up the pace of matches and cracking down on time‑wasting, with the changes set to come ...

Football's lawmakers will consider widening the remit for red cards when a goalscoring opportunity is denied at a meeting on Tuesday. However, Arsene Wenger's "daylight" offside proposal is set to be ...