Five Substitutions To Be Written Into Football Laws

The use of five substitutes, which was introduced in football 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.

The 136th Annual General Meeting of the IFAB is scheduled to hold in Doha, Qatar, on the 13th of June, 2022.

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Further discussions, and possible decisions, on concussion substitutes and semi-automated offside technology will also be on the agenda of governing body IFAB.

A maximum of five substitutes per team, instead of three, had been allowed since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020.

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