Premier League referee chief Howard Webb (Picture: Sky Sports)Gary Neville has backed a drastic change to a football law that Premier League referee chief Howard Webb admits is ‘never implemented’. The issue of goalkeepers time-wasting came up in an episode of The Overlap with Sky Bet involving former referee Webb and pundits including ex-England defender Neville. The current law forbids goalkeepers from holding onto the ball for longer than six seconds but players rarely get punished for such incidents. Addressing Webb, Neville said: ‘Howard, the biggest delay in the game is when goalkeepers take longer than the six seconds with the ball. ‘That avoids that ridiculous situation of indirect free-kicks in the box and players running out to try and block.’Reacting to the possible change, Neville said: ‘I like that.

Source: Metro October 17, 2024 08:49 UTC