In association football, the back-pass rule prohibits the goalkeeper from handling the ball in most cases when it is passed to them by a teammate. It is...

kit from their teammates and opposition. The back-pass rule is a rule that disallows handling passes back to keepers from teammates in most cases. Goalkeepers...

as the tuck rule because the ball leaving the quarterback's hands is considered a forward pass even if the quarterback intends not to pass the ball, but...

attacking zone to be governed by the aforementioned offside rule. This offside pass rule is not observed by all leagues. For instance, it was abolished...

were awarded for a victory instead of two and also the first with the back-pass rule. This was done to encourage a more attacking style of soccer as a response...

of a match with only two points, and before the introduction of the back-pass rule, the latter of which was brought in immediately after the tournament...

rules changes in 1978 and 1979 that made it a penalty for defensive backs to interfere with receivers downfield and allowed offensive linemen to pass-block...

opponents a "clear goalscoring opportunity". 1992 – Introduction of the back-pass rule: the goalkeeper may not handle the ball after it has been deliberately...

2016. Notably, these were the first matches played with football's new back-pass rule and was the last Olympic football competition which was open to men...

ball to be passed (including from a free kick or goal kick) to the goalkeeper with the head, chest, knee etc. to circumvent the back-pass rule, whether...