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 share of long throw-ins into the box has risen sharply at this World Cup. And two-thirds of teams are using them—either to create chaos or to get near the opponent’s goal faster. We’ve never ...

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 ...

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, ...

Crystal Palace's Maxence Lacroix leads the way with headers from long throws Julian Finney/Getty Images This has been the Premier League season of getting it into the mixer. That has meant a big focus ...

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - The sight of players regularly hurling the ball into the box from the sideline in Russia is no coincidence as more and more teams are realising the potential of the long ...