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Clearly concussed footballers are being allowed to play on, Ifab claims

Doctors failing to remove players with obvious concussions has hampered the progress of protocols to prevent brain injuries, football’s law-making body has claimed

The Guardian - UK

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's radical football rule change trial confirmed by IFAB

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been busy in his role within FIFA, with the International Football Association Board confirming plans for trials of a game featuring kick-ins rather than throw-ins

Football London

Football’s lawmakers accused of ‘blinkered view’ after opting against trial of concussion subs

Former players, union officials and medics had called on the game’s lawmakers to introduce temporary concussion substitutions

The Independent UK

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Arsene Wenger plan to replace throw-ins set for trial as IFAB confirms rule change

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger's suggestions to speed up matches will lead to kick-in trials after discussions among the game's law-makers during a meeting in Qatar

Daily Mirror

Kick-ins could replace throw-ins after football lawmakers authorise trial

Ifab has agreed to authorise trials of kick-ins and a ‘fairer calculation of playing time’, which could include the introduction of a stop clock

The Guardian - UK

Football rules board approves permanent use of five substitutes

Doha (AFP) - Football's rules body on Monday said five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top-level matches and a semi-automated offside detector is closer to being used at this year's World Cup.

AFP

Body cameras and kick-ins discussed as IFAB decides against trial of temporary concussion substitutes

Body cameras to protect referees from physical and verbal assaults from players could be trialled ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Football guardians approve permanent use of five substitutes for top games

Doha (AFP) - Football's rules body on Monday said that five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top games and that an automatic offside detector is closer to being introduced for this year's World Cup.

AFP

Football’s law-makers urged to introduce temporary concussion substitutions

The International Football Association Board holds its 136th annual general meeting in Doha on Monday.

The Independent UK

Football lawmakers to make permanent substitutions change after Premier League agreement

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will formalise the change to allow five substitutions per team, per match during a meeting in Doha, Qatar on Monday

Daily Mirror

Five Subs to Be Written into Football Laws of Game

The use of five substitutes, introduced as a tweak to the rules because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be formally written into the Laws of the Game at a meeting in Doha on Monday, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) said. Further discussions, and possible decisions, on concussion substitutes and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

BT Sport staff given extra training after Chris Sutton and Michael Owen's on-air row

Chris Sutton - a leading advocate for player welfare - branded his colleague Michael Owen a "caveman" for what he described as an "ignorant" view on concussions

Daily Mirror

Nick Walsh ref watch as Rangers and Motherwell whistler has 3 big calls put under the microscope

The whistler had a busy afternoon at Fir Park as Gio van Bronckhorst's men kept up the title pressure.

Daily Record

Willie Collum ref watch as Rangers and Celtic official has 5 big derby calls put under the microscope

It was a massive game at Ibrox that has put Ange Postecoglou's side on the brink of the title.

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Manchester Evening News

Six Manchester United players who could benefit from Premier League substitution rule change

Those struggling for form at United may be given a lifeline from next season amid the reintroduction of the five-subs rule.

Daily Record

4 controversial Livingston vs Celtic incidents reviewed as Nick Walsh calls go under the microscope

Ange Postecoglou's men regained a three-point lead at the top but there are plenty of decisions to pore over from the officials.

Daily Mirror

Football bosses accused of "putting players at risk" after Robin Koch's head injury

Leeds defender Robin Koch clashed heads with Man Utd's Scott McTominay but continued for 18 minutes before eventually being substituted off with worries he had suffered a concussion

Football London

IFAB rules that explain why Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli was controversially sent off vs Wolves

Arsenal attacker Gabriel Martinelli was controversially handed two yellow cards for fouls in the same sequence of play against Wolves

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Daily Record

Gabriel Martinelli's Arsenal red card against Wolves explained as past IFAB judgement backs up Michael Oliver

The Brazilian was dismayed when he was shown two bookings at the same time but the game's arbiters have been there and done that already.

Football London

IFAB announcement prompts Arsenal to increase summer spending spree to strengthen squad depth

Arsenal have needs to strengthen at striker and central midfield this summer however the new IFAB rule change should give the Gunners reason to invest in many more areas of Mikel Arteta's squad.

Football London

IFAB set to make major rule change that will affect Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham

IFAB is set to allow the five-substitution rule on a permanent basis when it meets next month, according to reports

The Independent UK

Five substitutions option set to be made permanent next month

The IFAB annual general meeting takes place on 3 March

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