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 ...

Under the previous rule, the goalkeeper had six seconds to release the ball before the opposing team was awarded an indirect free kick, but this rule was rarely applied by referees. Under the new ...

At present, Law 12.2 states that a goalkeeper has six seconds to release the ball before the opposing team is awarded an indirect free-kick. While the rule has been introduced to prevent ...

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

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

Julian Alvarez was ruled to have hit the ball twice before scoring in Atletico’s penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid, but only after VAR intervened to make the controversial judgement ...

UEFA's statement came a day after Atletico Madrid lost 4-2 in the shootout against city rival Real Madrid in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. Atletico won 1-0 after ...

UEFA says it will hold talks with football’s lawmakers over the rules on double touches on penalty kicks ... the ball again until it has touched another player, with an indirect free-kick the sanction ...

The new regulation that goalkeepers can now hold onto the ball for no more than eight seconds reminds us that Egyptians might have been partly responsible for two major rule changes in football.