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FIFA sets to replace throw-ins with kick-ins
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<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kick-ins will be used instead of throw-ins in football, according to football lawmakers.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Arsenal great and FIFA President Arsene Wenger has also endorsed the concept, which he claims will speed up the game.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The new notion was one of several topics and prospective adjustments considered at the International Football Association Board (Ifab) general meeting in Doha on Monday.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Football Association banned the kick-in option in 1863, therefore throw-ins have been employed in the round-leather game since the 1860s.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As the kick-ins are likely to make a reappearance, Ifab indicated that the Dutch second division could be used for the trial.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wenger, who is now the head of FIFA&#8217;s worldwide development, has previously endorsed kick-ins as a way to cut down on time-wasting and improve the game.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8216;There are two significant time-wasters right now,&#8217; he observed last year, referring to throw-ins and free-kicks, as well as a little bit goal-kicks because of how you play out now in the box.&#8217;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8216;The goal is to make the game more spectacular and faster, and perhaps with throw-ins, you could play with your feet, but within a five-second time limit, for example.&#8217;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&#8216;However, it must be tested before being accepted by the Ifab.&#8217;</span></p>
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