IFAB approves trials with additional concussion substitutes
Publicado el 17/12/2020
IFAB approves trials with additional concussion substitutes
Decision follows consultation with experts and key stakeholders
Trials to start in January 2021
Following consultation with key stakeholders and recommendations from the Concussion Expert Group (CEG) and The IFAB’s Football and Technical Advisory Panels (FAP-TAP), today’s Annual Business Meeting (ABM) approved extensive trials with additional permanent substitutions for actual or suspected concussion as of January 2021.
Five-substitute option
The Board approved extensions of the temporary amendment to Law 3, which allows the option of up to five substitutes in top-level competitions, for domestic competitions ending by 31 December 2021 and for international competitions ending by 31 July 2022.
Other topics
Clarifications related to the Laws of The Game 2021/22 were discussed, including circumventing the deliberate pass to the goalkeeper, stoppage time and offences against outside agents.
The Board was also updated by FIFA on potential future practical considerations relating to offside and the latest developments with video assistant referees (VARs),
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