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 ...

Historically, goalkeepers would often take excessive time to release the ball, leading to frustration among opponents and fans alike. Under the new regulation, a goalkeeper holding the ball for more ...

GOALKEEPERS will be allowed eight seconds from catching the ball to releasing it, in the latest attempt to cut down on ...

The new regulation that goalkeepers can now hold onto the ball for no more than eight seconds reminds us that Egyptians might ...

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 ...

UEFA will look into the possibility of reviewing the double touch rule that helped lead to Atletico Madrid’s loss in a penalty shootout against Real ...

New rule says goalkeepers can keep the ball in their hands for a maximum of 8 seconds, and if they exceed this time, the opposing team will win a corner kick - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Keith Hackett has issued a warning over an upcoming rule change following an incident between Rangers and Dundee.

Another added: "It’s not a direct free kick though 😭" And a third wrote: "That is an open play goal." Another fan argued differently, saying: "It’s what we called an indirect free-kick.

If the infraction happens outside of a shootout, an indirect free kick is awarded to the other team. Without the rule, players could potentially attempt to dribble the ball closer to the net ...