New rules aimed at tackling time-wasting will come into force for this summer's World Cup and could bring an end to the long-throw trend in the Premier League. The measures‚ approved by football lawmaker The International Football Association Board (IFAB)‚ will see the introduction of a countdown clock to apply to goal kicks and throw-ins. If a referee believes a throw-in or goal kick is taking too long or is being deliberately delayed‚ a five-second visual countdown will begin.
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