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Five-substitute proposal remains on table following support from IFAB

International Football Association Board (IFAB) has approved a recommendation to permanently allow five substitutes during matches at its virtual Annual Business Meeting, but rejected a motion to increase the duration of the half-time interval.

Now, the recommendation will go to the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 4 and 5 2022 in Zurich, which would allow the proposal to be permanently implemented and increase the number of subs from three.

It was initially introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, with teams playing more frequently due to fixture postponements caused by the virus, with the latest extension allowing this rule to continue for all top competitions scheduled to be completed by December 31 2022.

This recommendation was made by the Football and Technical Advisory Panels, following a meeting on October 27 and was made after taking into consideration multiple proposals from confederations, associations and leagues.

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If passed, this would come into effect for the 2022-2023 season.

The Board also discussed a recent proposal to increase the half-time interval from 15 to 25 minutes, but several members expressed their concerns over the change and it was denied.

Potential negative impact on player welfare and safety from a longer period of inactivity was cited as the key reasons.

IFAB also confirmed goalkeepers will be allowed to keep one foot behind the goal line during a penalty and must stay on their line.

Members were also updated on a global trial with additional permanent concussion substitutes.

Over 100 competitions are participating in the study, but very few concussion incidents have been reported since it started in January this year, meaning the trial has been extended to August 2023, a year on from the initial deadline.

FIFA also provided an update on future innovations that could allow competitions with limited budgets to access video assistant referee technology, as well as helping officials determine offsides quicker and accurately.

Any changes approved at the AGM in March will be implemented into the Laws of the Game as of July 1 2022.

 

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