Talking Points: Football's need for speed must give keepers a break

New kickout rule is fine in principle but multiple different factors can vary around the time to set up a restart

Graffiti on a wall near the ground before the Allianz Football League Division 1 match between Galway and Tyrone at Tuam Stadium in Tuam, Galway. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Kickout rule has to change 

At the 139th AGM of the International Football Association Board in Belfast over the weekend, the IFAB unanimously decided to amend law 12.2, where if a goalkeeper now holds the ball for longer than eight seconds, the referee will award a corner kick to the opposing team.