EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe protocol behind a trial to limit the time goalkeepers hold onto the ball and run down the clock has been outlined by football's lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB).It was announced last month that leagues would be invited to test two different methods of changing possession if the ball is held onto for too long, giving…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Monday pressured European clubs to release their players for the Paris Olympics men's football tournament this summer, placing particular emphasis on Real Madrid, with France star Kylian Mbappé reportedly joining the Spanish giants at the end of his Paris Saint-Germain contract in June.The men's Olympic tournament is not included in FIFA's international windows…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsI don't think that this is particularly widely known or properly understood, but Jude Bellingham was always "scheduled" to be playing in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. Only it was supposed to be for Manchester City against Real Madrid instead of Bellingham traveling to England's north-west with Spain's champions-elect this week.It…

EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsFormer Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has been suspended by Werder Bremen until the end of the season after he refused to play for the team on Sunday having found out he wasn't in the starting lineup for their match at champions Bayer Leverkusen.Keita, 29, has also been handed a "substantial fine" by the Bundesliga side.- Stream on ESPN+:…