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 ...

Six major rule changes that will define World Cup 2026 - Goalkeepers going down ‘injured’, allowing their team-mates to rush ...

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 ...

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

FIFA’s refereeing chief, Pierluigi Collina, has announced that during the 2026 World Cup, players will no longer be allowed ...

Being a keeper can be a lonely job. Fortunately, the "goalkeepers' union" is there to provide support -- though its values ...