New goalkeeper timewasting rules confirmed for 2025/26
The rule on goalkeepers holding the ball is set to be changed to make it more enforceable next season, according to a statement from The International Football Association Board.Photo by Justin
New law to tackle goalkeeper time wasting approved
A goalkeeper holding the ball for more than eight seconds will be punished with a corner for the opposition from this summer.
Goalkeeper time-wasting will lead to corners being awarded from 2025-26 in IFAB rule change
Law 12.2 currently says goalkeepers can only hold onto the ball for six seconds but it has not been properly applied for years.
Explainer: What is the eight-second IFAB goalkeeper rule?
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has introduced a new rule. Here’s a breakdown of the eight-second IFAB goalkeeper rule.
Soccer-IFAB changes rule to counter time-wasting goalkeepers
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. Currently, Law 12.2 states
IFAB will finally penalize goalkeepers for time wasting
That's led to the IFAB approving a new rule that will be enforced in all international competitions that stops go
New punishment for time-wasting goalkeepers to begin next season
Goalkeepers will concede a corner if they hold onto the ball for more than eight seconds from next season in a significant change to the laws of football. 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,
IFAB approve new rule to try to limit time-wasting by goalkeepers
Eight seconds is the new magic number: that’s how long goalkeepers will be allowed to hold the ball after establishing “effective possession”, such as catching the ball or making a save. Theatrically falling on the ball after catching it will supposedly count against the eight seconds.
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