"The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has discussed the possibility of limiting how long a player can spend on a throw-in, in a bid to increase the amount of time the ball is in play during a match. Goalkeepers are limited in the amount of time they can hold on to the ball after new measures were introduced this season. A corner is now awarded if a keeper fails to release the ball within eight seconds."
"According to Stats Perform, there were more than twice as many long throws in the Premier League in the opening weeks of this season, compared with last season as a whole, with an average of 3.44 per match compared with 1.52 in 2024-25. In the first 40 games of the season there was also a significant drop-off in in-play time, at 54 minutes"
IFAB has considered limiting how long a player may spend on a throw-in to increase ball-in-play time. Goalkeepers must now release the ball within eight seconds, with referees signalling the countdown by extending their fingers. Similar countdowns for throw-ins and goal-kicks were discussed at a virtual meeting of IFAB's football and technical advisory panels. Long throws have surged in the Premier League this season, often involving elaborate preparations similar to attacking free-kicks and reducing in-play time. Stats Perform recorded 3.44 long throws per match in the opening weeks versus 1.52 in 2024-25, and in-play time fell to 54 minutes in the first 40 games.
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