#ifab

#ifab

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.

With winter approaching, it's time for footballers (and journalists) to start bringing out the extra layers. A certain amount of wrapping up is permitted for footballers, such as wearing long-sleeved undershirts...as long as they match the main colour of the kit that's worn on top, of course. But snoods are not an option: have been outlawed by the football authorities for quite some time, despite briefly looking like becoming a popular optional part of the winter football kit.

Mark Bullingham stated, 'We don't think there's any need to extend the use of VAR.' He believes the current model already causes sufficient disruptions during match play.