New season, new laws - what's changing this season?

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Goalkeepers such as Jordan Pickford may be penalised more often for holding on to the ball too long this season Emlyn Begley BBC Sport journalist

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As with every summer there have been a few tweaks in football's laws.

Many were introduced in the Fifa Club World Cup and the European Under-21 Championship - and will be implemented in the Premier League and beyond this season.

BBC Sport has a look at what's new.

'The eight-second rule'

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Al-Hilal keeper Bono could have cost his team the Club World Cup game against Real Madrid after hanging on to the ball for too long

Perhaps the biggest change means a goalkeeper holding the ball for more than eight seconds will be

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