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Goaltenders picking back pbades (somehow), uncontested balls and more handball decisions – the football laws are changing again.
As of June 1 (but not for the Champions League final of the day), there are 12 changes from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) to have your head for next season.
Some are pretty trivial but many could make a big difference to the game.
Drop balls
Lost balls can no longer be challenged, but the change is more positive than it seems.
If the game is stopped, the ball will be left to a player of the team who touched the ball last – and to the place where they touched him. All other players must be 4 meters away.
This means that if a team's attack is stopped, it will retrieve the ball in that position – instead of the opponent throwing the ball into the field.
However, any play stopped in a penalty area will be returned to the goalkeeper, even if the attacking team had the ball.
Another big change is to badign a falling ball if the ball hits the referee and then goes to the other team, or if the referee accidentally scores a goal (as was the case in the fourth Dutch division one week before the law changes).
handballs
The law remains that deliberate handball is a crime. But accidental handball will also be a free kick if …
- the ball enters the goal of an attacker
- a player recovers the ball using his arm or hand, then marks or creates an opportunity to score
- the hand or the arm of a player has made his body "abnormally larger"
- the player's arm or hand is over his shoulder (unless the player has controlled the ball on his arm or hand)
But a handball will not be a free kick if …
- the ball is hit on a hand by the player in question or by a close player
- the arm or hand is close to their body and "has not made their body unusually bigger"
- if a player falls and the ball touches his hand or arm when he is between his body and the ground to support the body – but not extended to enlarge the body
Another change to the handball rule concerns the goalkeeper.
If the goalkeeper tries to release ("put in play") a throw-in or a back pbad and his shot fails, he can then handle the ball.
Ifab says it's because "when the goalkeeper clearly strikes or tries to throw the ball into play, it shows no intention of handling the ball."
goals
Another change involving the goalkeepers is the penalty shootout, which can now be played to a teammate in the penalty area.
The law now says that the ball is considered in play once the kick is fired. Until now, a goal kick had to be resumed if he did not leave the surface.
That could make a big difference for teams like Liverpool and Manchester City, whose defenders could fall into the box to get a goal kick from Alisson or Ederson.
Opponents must stay out of the penalty area until the kickoff.
Free moves
When a defending team has three or more players in a wall, the attacking team can no longer place a player there.
If an attacker stands within one meter of the wall at the time of the stroke, he will be penalized with an indirect free kick.
Another change means – similar to the goal change marked above – if a defending team takes a free kick in its own zone, the ball is considered immediately in play and must not leave the surface before a another player does not touch him. Again, opponents must stay out of the box.
Quick free moves
If the referee is about to show a yellow or red card but the non-offending team takes a quick free kick and creates a scoring chance, the referee can come back and show the card when the ball is out of the game
Before that, you had to show the card before the free kick could be played.
However, if the referee has distracted the offending team by starting to show the card, the quick free kick is not allowed.
Moreover, if the attack was a red card for refusing an obvious goal opportunity, but the opposition has a quick free kick, the player will only be booked because the other team is reputed to have resumed his attack.
penalties
The laws have changed regarding what goalkeepers can do against penalties.
The penalty shot can not be made as long as the goalkeeper touches the wood or nets – or the net or posts are still moving after being touched.
The goalkeeper must have one of his feet partly on the butte (or above it in case of jump) when the kick is played. He can not stay behind or in front of the line.
The other modification of the penalties means that an attacker can take a penalty if he needs treatment (as long as the treatment is fast).
Previously, a player had to leave the field until the end of the kick was in need of medical help.
substitutions
A player who is replaced must leave the court by the nearest point of the touch line or touch line – unless the referee indicates that he can quickly leave the center line – or elsewhere for reasons of safety or injury.
This change is to prevent players from wasting time. Any player who "violates the spirit of this law" will be sanctioned for unsporting behavior.
Cards for coaches
A team official who is guilty of misconduct may receive a yellow card or a red card. If the offender can not be identified, the head coach in the technical zone at that time will receive the card.
This new system has been tested at the EFL during the 2018-19 season and is now being introduced around the world.
Other changes
A player can now be booked to celebrate – to remove his jersey or to celebrate with the fans – even if the goal is canceled.
The team that wins the pre-match draw can now choose to choose the goal or goal to attack – previously, they could only choose one goal.
There is now a difference between refreshing breaks (90 seconds to three minutes) and drink breaks (maximum of one minute) in certain competitions played in high humidity and high temperatures.
Multicolored or patterned undergarments are permitted if they are identical to the sleeve of the main shirt.
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