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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — 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 (IFAB) said at its
annual general meeting in Doha that it had reconsidered the idea of temporary
substitutions to deal with head injuries but that its focus would be on
existing trials of additional permanent concussion subs.
It came after an open letter to IFAB was co-signed by former
players including England’s Alan Shearer and top consultant neuropathologist
Dr. Willie Stewart. It said the current concussion guidelines failed to protect
player safety and urged the introduction of trials for temporary concussion
substitutes.
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The approval of teams having 15 players on the bench as possible
substitutes — at the discretion of the respective competition organizer — paves
the way for 26-man squads at the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.
The ability to make five substitutions in matches, instead of
three, was initially introduced on a temporary basis to help teams deal with
congested schedules caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It has now become a permanent
part of the laws of the game.
IFAB said trials could be held for referees to wear body cameras
in adult grassroots soccer to protect officials from physical and verbal
assaults. Trials of kick-ins, to replace throw-ins, were also discussed.
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