FIFA and The International Football Association Board (IFAB) have announced significant updates to football’s Laws of the ...

Referees will award corners instead of free kicks against goalkeepers who attempt to waste time by holding on to the ball for more than eight seconds from the start of the 2025/26 campaign onwards.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has published rule changes that will come into effect from July 1, including a new rule that will prevent goalkeepers from time-wasting.

Let's discuss what this rule entails. Previously, if a goalkeeper held the ball for too long, they were supposed to be penalized with an indirect free kick from within the penalty area; however, this ...

In March, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game’s law makers, confirmed it approved of FIFA testing the technology in competitions to “identify possible future use and ...

The move comes after the cameras were approved for use on a trial basis by the International Football Association Board to "identify possible future use and develop quality and safety standards." ...

Who invented football and when? Where was 'The Beautiful Game' of soccer born? GOAL takes a look at the history and origins of the sport.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the games law-making body, approved a two-year trial period allowing technology to be used in four questionable cases: to determine if a goal ...

Now, at a meeting in Edinburgh next month, the International Football Association Board will decide whether to introduce it across the globe. FIFA president Sepp Blatter and general secretary ...