Long-throw trend prompts Ifab to consider time limit for taking throw-ins

• Long throws have doubled in Premier League this season

• Trend has led to reduction of in-play time

Football’s lawmakers are considering taking action against the most fashionable trend in the game: long throws.

The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has confirmed it 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.

Continue reading…Long throws have doubled in Premier League this seasonTrend has led to reduction of in-play timeFootball’s lawmakers are considering taking action against the most fashionable trend in the game: long throws.The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has confirmed it 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. Continue reading…