Eight-second rule to reduce time-wasting by goalkeepers approved for next season
Positive results in trials this season prompted the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to change the law for the start of the 2025-26 season, replacing the current law where goalkeepers a ...
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Goalkeeper time-wasting will lead to corners being awarded from 2025-26 in IFAB rule change
Advertisement Law 12.2 currently says goalkeepers can only hold onto the ball for six seconds but it ... it down to their side like the second hand on a clock. According to IFAB, four corners ...