The sight of a goalkeeper gathering a simple shot, collapsing to the ground and taking an age to part with the ball is an infuriating one if your team are trailing. If your team are leading, it is a ...

It has been three decades since the back-pass rule was introduced, changing the course of football forever. It became clear that football needed widespread changes after the 1990 FIFA World Cup, which ...

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. The IFAB have ...

Referees will award corners, not indirect free-kicks, if goalkeepers try to waste time by holding onto the ball for more than eight seconds from next season. The change is among several tweaks to the ...

In the game of soccer (association football), goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information to stop their ...

Players at the 2026 World Cup will be stopped from going to the technical area to talk to coaches when goalkeepers are injured.

The English refereeing organization PGMOL is testing a revolutionary new rule to prevent goalkeepers from playing for time.

In the game of soccer (association football), goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information to stop their ...