From this summer goalkeepers will be allowed eight seconds from catching the ball to releasing it, in the latest attempt to cut down on time-wasting.

The International Football Association Board approved a rule change Saturday whereby the opposing team will be awarded a corner kick if a goalkeeper holds the ball for more than eight seconds. The new ...

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The new law to tackle goalkeeper time-wasting was approved ... goalkeepers will be allowed eight seconds from catching the ball to releasing it, in the latest attempt to cut down on time-wasting.

The International Football Association Board approved a rule change Saturday whereby the opposing team will be awarded a corner kick if a goalkeeper holds the ball for more than eight seconds.

Referees will punish goalkeepers holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds ... to watch football semi-regularly to spot a goalkeeper catching and diving to the ground in elaborate stages.