FIFA poised to agree on new four-substitute rule
FIFA's law-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will decide on Saturday whether teams can field a fourth substitute during extra time and also consider the goal-line technology and Islamic headscarves
The 126th IFAB meeting in Bagshot, south west of London, will also debate the so-called "triple punishment" which is considered too severe for a player stopping a goalscoring opportunity as sanctions can include a penalty, a red card and a suspension....
FIFA's law-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will decide on Saturday whether teams can field a fourth substitute during extra time and also consider the goal-line technology and Islamic headscarves
The 126th IFAB meeting in Bagshot, south west of London, will also debate the so-called "triple punishment" which is considered too severe for a player stopping a goalscoring opportunity as sanctions can include a penalty, a red card and a suspension....
- IFAB to discuss goal-line technology this weekend
- Proposal for a fourth substitution to be allowed for matches that go into extra time
- Clarification of what action the referee should take if a dropped ball is kicked directly into an opponents' goal
- Tackling the 'so-called' Triple Punishment, following the recommendation by the FIFA Task Force Football 2014. Currently a penalty kick, expulsion, and player suspension are the three sanctions for a player who denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity by an offence punishable, according to Law 12, in the penalty area.
- An update on the Additional Assistant Referee experiment (final decision due on 2 July 2012)
- A discussion regarding the Hijab following a football seminar in Amman in October 2011
- More information regarding the use of Vanishing Spray by referees at the CONMEBOL 2011 Copa America - to mark out the 10 yards where defending teams have to stand for a free-kick.
- Proposal for a fourth substitution to be allowed for matches that go into extra time
- Clarification of what action the referee should take if a dropped ball is kicked directly into an opponents' goal
- Tackling the 'so-called' Triple Punishment, following the recommendation by the FIFA Task Force Football 2014. Currently a penalty kick, expulsion, and player suspension are the three sanctions for a player who denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity by an offence punishable, according to Law 12, in the penalty area.
- An update on the Additional Assistant Referee experiment (final decision due on 2 July 2012)
- A discussion regarding the Hijab following a football seminar in Amman in October 2011
- More information regarding the use of Vanishing Spray by referees at the CONMEBOL 2011 Copa America - to mark out the 10 yards where defending teams have to stand for a free-kick.
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