Handballs
If the ball hits an attacker’s arm during the build-up to a goal it will be disallowed regardless if it was accidental or otherwise.
Free kicks
An attacking player is no longer allowed in the wall at free kicks and opponent players must stand at least a metre away.
Penalty kicks
The goalkeepers must have one foot on the line while the penalty is being taken.
And ‘keepers are also no longer allowed to move on the line or touch the posts before the kick.
Cards for coaches
Coaches will now be punished the same way as players with referees allowed to brandish yellow and red cards to off-field staff.
Drop balls
Old fashioned drop balls will NOT be used any more and now the giving the ball back to the last team in possession will be the formality.
Substitutions
Whenever a player is substituted, they must exit the field at the nearest point.
This has been introduced to stop players on the opposite side of the pitch walking to the far dugout late on in games.
Comments
However think its harsh that Keepers cant even move along the line for penalties
Or is it applied in Champions League etc?
Also don't like that a gk cant move.
Also no more drop balls mean more feigning injury as instead of the attacking side being in possession, say 20 yards from goal the ball will be passed back to their gk 60 yards away.
If the ball hits an attacker’s arm during the build-up to a goal it will be disallowed regardless if it was accidental or otherwise.
An attacking player is no longer allowed in the wall at free kicks and opponent players must stand at least a metre away.
The goalkeepers must have one foot on the line while the penalty is being taken.
And ‘keepers are also no longer allowed to move on the line or touch the posts before the kick.
What's the punishment for having both feet on the line?
If the goalkeeper doesn't have one foot on the line, does the referee award an indirect free-kick?
How long before the penalty is the goalkeeper prevented from touching the post? If he's touched it in the first half, are the opponents allowed to take a penalty in the second half? Or does touching the post mean they can't take one all game?
Coaches will now be punished the same way as players with referees allowed to brandish yellow and red cards to off-field staff.
Whenever a player is substituted, they must exit the field at the nearest point. This has been introduced to stop players on the opposite side of the pitch walking to the far dugout late on in games.
It's going to take ages for the player and his substitute to shake hands then...
Never really seen the point of it
Like the subs one too, but agreed players will be as central as possible when they know there about to be substituted. Would prefer the ref having more responsibility to brandish cards if a player is strolling off to waste time.
I was going barmy when Doncaster put on their fourth sub, before my son clarified it for me.
The actual issue with the awarding of a penalty is that it is a punishment that is a "catch all". It is the same whether a player is tripped on the edge of the box going nowhere as it is for stopping a certain goal as a result of handball on the line. Yes the latter offence would result in a sending off but one player less does not guarantee any change in the score - and yet the player in the case of the handball was certain to score.
Perhaps we should do away with the penalty spot and just have a direct free kick from wherever the offence was committed with no other player apart from the keeper between the taker and the goal? So, handball on the line would be a certain goal because the keeper would have to stand 10 yards back i.e. behind the line!
The goal kick one - presumably a goal kick is now treated just like any other free kick with opponents required to be ten yards away therefore unable to block it. But that will lead to issues of opponents blocking the quickly taken ones, like they do quick free kicks.
The ball hits Naby's arm in our defensive penalty area and the referee allows the game to continue as no "offence" has been committed. We break away and score and the referee denies the goal under the new law change. Does the ref restart the game with a penalty to the opposition? Or how else does he restart the game? Interesting times!
Goalkeepers picking up backpasses (sort of), uncontested drop balls and more handball decisions - football's laws are changing again.
From 1 June (although not for that day's Champions League final) there are 12 changes from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) to get your head around for next season.
Some are quite trivial but several could make a big difference to the game.
Drop balls
Drop balls can no longer be contested, but the change is more positive than it sounds.
If play is stopped, the ball will be dropped to a player on the team that last touched the ball - and where they touched it. All other players must be 4.5 yards (4m) away.
What that means is if a team's attack is stopped, they will get the ball back in that position - instead of the opponents booting the ball down 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 now sees a drop ball awarded if the ball hits the referee and goes to the other team as a result, or if the referee accidentally scores a goal (as happened in the Dutch fourth division a week before the law change).
Handballs
The law remains that deliberate handball is an offence. But accidental handball will also be a free-kick if...
But a handball will not be a free-kick if...
Another change to the handball rule relates to the goalkeeper.
If the goalkeeper attempts to clear ("release into play") a throw-in or backpass and their clearance fails, then they can handle the ball.
Ifab says this is because "when the goalkeeper clearly kicks or tries to kick the ball into play, this shows no intention to handle the ball".
Goal-kicks
Another change involving goalkeepers is to goal-kicks, which can now be played to a team-mate who is inside the penalty area.
The law now says the ball is considered in play once the kick is taken. Until now a goal-kick had to be retaken if it did not leave the box.
It could make a big difference to teams like Liverpool and Manchester City, whose defenders could drop into the box to receive a goal-kick from Alisson or Ederson.
Opponents must still remain outside the penalty area until the kick is taken.
Free-kicks
When a defending team has three or more players in a wall, the attacking team can no longer place a player in or next to it.
If an attacker is standing within one yard (1m) of the wall when the kick is taken, they will be penalised with an indirect free-kick.
Another change means - similar to the goal-kick change above - if a defending team takes a free-kick in their own area, the ball is considered in play immediately and does not have to leave the box before another player touches it. Again, opponents must remain outside the box.
Quick free-kicks
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 official can come back and show the card when the ball goes out of play.
Before now, the card would have to be shown before the free-kick could be taken.
However, if the referee had distracted the offending team by starting to show the card, the quick free-kick is not allowed.
Also if the offence was going to be a red card for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity, but the opposition take a quick free-kick, then the player will only be booked because the other team are considered to have restarted their attack.
Penalties
The laws have changed concerning what goalkeepers can do for penalties.
The penalty kick cannot be taken while the goalkeeper is touching the woodwork or nets - or if the net or posts are still moving after being touched.
The goalkeeper must have one of his feet partly on the goalline (or above it if jumping) when the kick is taken. He cannot stand behind or in front of the line.
The other change to penalties means an attacker can take a penalty if he needed treatment (as long as the treatment is quick).
Before now, a player would have to go off the field until after the kick was taken if he needed medical help.
Substitutions
A player who is being substituted must leave the pitch by the nearest point on the touchline or byeline - unless the referee says he can leave quickly at the halfway line - or elsewhere for safety or injury reasons.
This change is to stop players time-wasting. Any player who "infringes the spirit of this law" will be booked for unsporting behaviour.
Cards for coaches
A team official guilty of misconduct can be shown a yellow card or red card. If the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach in the technical area at the time will receive the card.
That new system was trialled in the EFL during the 2018-19 season and is now being introduced worldwide.
The other changes
A player can now be booked for celebrating - for removing his shirt or celebrating with the fans - even if the goal is disallowed.
The team that wins the pre-match coin toss can now choose whether to take the kick-off or which goal to attack - previously they could only choose which goal to attack.
There is now a difference between cooling breaks (90 seconds to three minutes) and drinks breaks (maximum of one minute) in certain competitions played in high humidity and temperatures.
Multi-coloured or patterned undershirts are allowed if they are the same as the sleeve of the main shirt.
South Korea v Senegal under 20 world cup
Penalty shootout
Both teams had scored 2 from 4
South Korea miss their 5th, but keeper came off his line, penalty retaken and keeper booked
South Korea score the retake and Senegal miss their 5th penalty, so South Korea win