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In which year was the back-pass rule introduced, preventing goalkeepers from handling deliberate passes from teammates' feet?
CORRECT ANSWER
1992
The back-pass law was introduced in 1992 by IFAB, aimed at reducing time-wasting after a widely criticized 1990 World Cup where teams frequently passed back to the goalkeeper.
ALL OPTIONS
A1985
B1988
โ1992
D1996
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