FIFA announced on the 8th that in order to help the team cope with the intensive schedule that may occur during the outbreak of the new Crown pneumonia, it will temporarily implement a new rule that allows each team to change up to 5 the replacements in each game, however, under normal circumstances, only 3 players can be changed at most per game.
Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, May 8 (Reporter Liu Xiaoxiao) FIFA announced on the 8th that in order to help the team cope with the intensive schedule that may occur during the outbreak of the new Crown pneumonia, A new rule that allows each team to change a maximum of 5 The Replacements players per game will be temporarily implemented, while under normal circumstances, only a maximum of 3 players are allowed per game.
FIFA said that such changes are allowed in all competitions that have started or are planned to start but are expected to end before December 31, 2020, whether it is implemented will depend on the organizers of each competition.
FIFA also said in the statement that the Council of the International Football Association, as the formulating body of football rules, also agreed with the proposal put forward by FIFA, whose purpose was mainly to protect the health of players. FIFA also added that in order to avoid affecting the fluency of the game, each team can only replace three times, and the replacement can also be done at half-time.
In addition, if the two teams change at the same time, it is also counted as one of the three opportunities for each team. The replacement quota that has not been used up during the regular time can be reserved for overtime. If additional substitutions are allowed in overtime, each team will have an additional chance to switch, which can be performed before the start of overtime and at half time of overtime.
Since the middle of March, international football matches have been suspended as a whole, but many leagues and football associations still hope to finish this season. In order to do this, once the competition starts again, they will have to arrange the schedule in a shorter time than usual.
Fifa said: “This temporary amendment takes effect immediately, because the next game may be played in a short period of time under various weather conditions, both of which will have an impact on the health of players. The Council of the International Football Association and Fifa will decide whether to extend this temporary amendment further at a later stage.”
FIFA also said that the current game using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) could be stopped after the event was restarted, but FIFA did not give more explanation.
The Italian referee association said last month that the working method of the video assistant referee was a potential health hazard during the epidemic, because video assistant referees often work in crowded carriages or temporary mobile workshops, it is impossible to keep enough social distance there.