The Back-Pass

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Oct 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- What would soccer be like today without the back-pass rule? Though we'll never really know, in all likelihood there would feature fewer goals and a lot more goalkeeper possession. Since 1992, the back-pass rule forbids goalkeepers from handling the ball when a teammate intentionally kicks it to him or puts it in his direction from a throw-in.

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