FIFA is moving to correct the awful situations where an uncontested dropped ball is returned to the opposing goalkeeper, only for the ball to be struck too hard and it enters the net. Currently, the referee has no choice other than to give a goal.
"There have been a number of occasions where goals have been scored from ‘uncontested’ dropped balls. This has put a great deal of pressure on the referee as he has to allow the goal to stand. We then have the unseemly situation where the opposition allow the team to score from the kick off without any players trying to stop them in order to rebalance the game," says the reasoning behind the game's lawmakers' - IFAB - to recommend a change in the law,
The proposed changed to Law 8 - Infringments and Sanctions - will read:
"If the ball enters the goal:
• if a dropped ball is kicked directly into the opponents’ goal, a goal kick is awarded
• if a dropped ball is kicked directly into the teams’ own goal, a corner kick is awarded to the opposing team.
That's a sensible decision. Well done lawmakers!
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