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 ...

but how often do you see an indirect free kick awarded for a goalkeeper holding the ball in their hands beyond the six-second limit? That rule may even be news to your ears it is so rare.

Currently goalkeepers are supposed to be sanctioned with an indirect free-kick if they hold on for more ... often referred to as the 'daylight' rule. The law change, which has been advocated ...

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 ...

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 ...

Referees will award corners, not indirect free-kicks, if goalkeepers try to waste ... told reporters in Belfast the trials on the eight-second rule in Italy had been hugely successful.

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 ...

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 ...

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.