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FIFA rules panel scraps plan for blue cards. Recipients would have gone to ‘sin bin’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

FIFA rules panel scraps plan for blue cards. Recipients would have gone to ‘sin bin’

Associated Press  

There will be no blue cards shown in soccer, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Saturday ahead of the annual meeting of the sport’s rule-making panel. “Let me be clear — it’s a red card to the idea of ‘blue’ cards,” Infantino told reporters in a video clip posted overnight on his Instagram account. The IFAB panel said in extending sin …

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No ‘blue cards’ at elite level as topic non-existent, says FIFA chief Gianni Infantino
9 months, 3 weeks ago

No ‘blue cards’ at elite level as topic non-existent, says FIFA chief Gianni Infantino

Hindustan Times  

FIFA is against the International Football Association Board's proposal for so-called 'blue cards', President Gianni Infantino said, adding that he was unaware of the idea before it caught the public eye. FIFA not in favour of 'blue cards', says Gianni Infantino The proposal from football's rule making body to introduce 'blue cards', which gives referees the power to send players …

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FIFA rules panel stresses need for more added time in games
1 year, 9 months ago

FIFA rules panel stresses need for more added time in games

The Hindu  

The 100-minute matches that became routine at the World Cup in Qatar are set to become routine in club football, FIFA’s rule-making panel said Saturday. After the annual IFAB meeting held in London — involving FIFA and the four British football federations — the anti-discrimination “One Love” armband that provoked problems in Qatar with the host nation was addressed again. …

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Football rules board rejects Premier League temporary concussion substitute trial
1 year, 11 months ago

Football rules board rejects Premier League temporary concussion substitute trial

The Hindu  

A proposed trial of temporary concussion substitutes in next season’s Premier League has been rejected by football’s lawmakers, according to English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham. The International Football Association Board met at Wembley on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of a trial, after a request from world players’ union FIFPRO and the World Leagues Forum to test the …

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Referees at the Club World Cup will announce reasoning behind VAR decisions in-stadium
1 year, 11 months ago

Referees at the Club World Cup will announce reasoning behind VAR decisions in-stadium

Daily Mail  

The Premier League's bid for concussion substitutes was rejected by the board Referees at the Club World Cup that begins next week will announce reasoning behind VAR decisions to fans in stadiums and to TV audiences. Referees will be mic'd up and will announce reasoning for VAR decisions in the Club World Cup Officials will have to explain their decision …

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Soccer lawmakers reject trials of temporary concussion subs
2 years, 6 months ago

Soccer lawmakers reject trials of temporary concussion subs

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Soccer’s lawmakers on Monday decided against a trial of temporary concussion substitutes, while ratifying the option for teams to make five substitutions per game and to have 15 players on the bench. The International Football Association Board said at its annual general meeting in Doha that it had reconsidered the idea of temporary substitutions to deal with …

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Football lawmakers approve permanent use of five substitutions for top games
2 years, 6 months ago

Football lawmakers approve permanent use of five substitutions for top games

Firstpost  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the substitute change, which was started in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, followed “strong support from the entire football community”. Doha: Football’s rules body on Monday said that five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top games and that a 3D offside detector is closer to being introduced for this year’s World Cup. …

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UEFA asks FIFA President Gianni Infantino for handball law change to stop harsh calls
4 years, 1 month ago

UEFA asks FIFA President Gianni Infantino for handball law change to stop harsh calls

Firstpost  

UEFA chief Ceferin’s intervention came after a spate of penalties being awarded because balls have — even unwittingly — hit outstretched or raised arms. “I believe that going back to the previous wording, perhaps reviewed and integrated by a provision which does not allow goals to be scored with a hand/arm, is an option to be taken into account.” The …

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UEFA Asks FIFA for Handball Law Change to Stop Harsh Calls
4 years, 1 month ago

UEFA Asks FIFA for Handball Law Change to Stop Harsh Calls

News 18  

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has received a request from UEFA to adjust the handball law again to provide more flexibility for referees and prevent players being unfairly punished. In a letter to Infantino seen by The Associated Press, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin asked for the November meetings of the game’s lawmakers to consider allowing referees to determine again whether a …

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Rule-makers want to trial permanent substitutions for concussion cases - Sporstar
4 years, 2 months ago

Rule-makers want to trial permanent substitutions for concussion cases - Sporstar

The Hindu  

Football's rule-making body IFAB has recommended trialling the use of additional permanent substitutions in cases of suspected concussion, it said on Wednesday. However, IFAB did not make any mention of temporary substitutions which the global players' union FIFPRO had argued would be more appropriate to dealing with concussion cases. IFAB said in a statement that its concussion working-group had recommended …

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Premier League has a month to decide on any handball law change request
4 years, 2 months ago

Premier League has a month to decide on any handball law change request

The Hindu  

Any move from the Premier League to change the handball law for next season would need to be submitted to international law-making body IFAB next month in order to be considered. A series of controversial handball decisions in the opening weeks of the Premier League has led to calls from some in the English game for the law to be …

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FIFA wants uniform global use of VAR, says refs chief Collina
4 years, 5 months ago

FIFA wants uniform global use of VAR, says refs chief Collina

The Hindu  

FIFA wants Video Assistant Referee system to be applied in the same way across all competitions, as it takes over direct responsibility for the system. Pierluigi Collina, the Italian former World Cup referee and chairman of FIFA's Referees' Committee, said the move was a “natural transition”. “It is then FIFA that deals with referees' education around the world supporting all …

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