Soccer’s rule makers are taking another crack at reducing timewasting by goalkeepers who hold the ball for too long.

There are few moments more spectacular than a classic free kick goal. A team awarded a free kick in the opponent’s half of the pitch will usually see it as an opportunity to score a goal.

Chances had been very few and quite far between for Manchester United at a quiet Old Trafford on Sunday where neither the Red Devils nor the Gunners had tempted the scoreboard headed into stoppage ...