The 2020s are proving to be the decade of set pieces. With corner goals back in vogue and rugby-style kick-offs becoming fashionable again, throw-in tactics have been going the same way: longer, and ...

Michael Kayode dries the ball before a throw-in Alex Pantling/Getty Images Long throws are the hot new thing. Well, sort of. They are not really that new, and whether they are hot or not is a matter ...

The long throw is back in fashion in the Premier League, where most teams have decided that hurling the ball into the penalty box is once again a valid method of attack. In the English top flight, ...

Turns out Thomas Tuchel was right. The soccer season was only a few weeks old when the England coach expressed his belief that old-school tactics were back in vogue. Long throw-ins. Long clearances by ...

Enzo Maresca has not ruled out utilising long throws at Chelsea in the future, but admits he currently has no plans to take advantage of the latest Premier League trend. Long throw-ins have taken the ...

The share of long throw-ins into the box has increased sharply at this World Cup. And two-thirds of teams use them. To create chaos or get closer to the opponent’s goal faster. We’ve never talked so ...

LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - 'Sticking it in the mixer' is a time-honoured tactic in recreational soccer where technically-challenged Sunday morning players punt high passes or hurl long throws into ...