Rules panel aims to let goalkeepers move more at penalties

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — World soccer’s rule-making panel says it wants to give goalkeepers more freedom to move when facing a penalty.
Currently, the Laws of the Game state goalkeepers “must remain on the goal line … until the ball has been kicked.”
The panel, known as IFAB, now proposes “needing only one foot on the goal line when a penalty is taken,” allowing goalkeepers to begin moving forward earlier.
IFAB met Thursday to identify several changes i