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Long throws have doubled in Premier League this season
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The trend has led to a 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 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.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/28/long-throw-trend-prompts-ifab-to-consider-time-limit-for-taking-throw-ins under the title “Long-throw trend prompts Ifab to consider time limit for taking throw-ins”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
