Jesse Marsch will be smiling at what the IFAB have announced after Frank Lampard antics at Leeds United

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Leeds United have had a handful of controversial decisions go against them this season.

It’s the same for any other team, but officials in this country don’t seem to be getting praised, with more and more complaints each game week.

Daniel Farke has named errors ‘ridiculous’ at times, showing how bad it’s gotten for Leeds and other teams.

There seems to be a lack of improvement, and one element of the game could now be finally showing some improvement.

In the crucial stage of this Championship season, you’re bound to see this element of the game more, but from the start of next season, it all changes.

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Whether this is a hindrance or not, it’s for the good of the game.

It has now been revealed that referees will award corners, not indirect free-kicks, if goalkeepers try to waste time by holding onto the ball for more than eight seconds.

This rule will come into play at the start of next season as the change is among several tweaks to the Laws of the Game.

The new ruling was decided at the 139th annual general meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Belfast.

With Leeds not necessarily wasting time through Illan Meslier under Farke, Jesse Marsch will be someone thrilled with this announcement after what Frank Lampard did.

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Marsch will love IFAB announcement after Lampard antics at Leeds United

Whether Farke has an opinion on the new announcement remains to be seen, but someone who will no doubt be happy is Marsch.

Marsch is the former Leeds boss but the Whites’ arch-rival in Lampard has a part to play in why Marsch will be thrilled.

When Leeds faced Everton in the Premier League during the 22/23 season, Marsch called out Lampard for his antics.

Marsch said Lampard’s time-wasting was ‘terrible’ and many football fans will agree with the American.

Leeds fans will probably be more agreed with the word terrible being linked with Lampard, but it’s clear to see something is being done, and time will tell whether Leeds are affected.