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The FIFA has sent to the International Board (IFAB), the body responsible for drawing up and amending the rules of the game , a proposal to extend up to five substitutions in games when they are back to play at the time when the pandemic of the coronavirus allows.
As reported by sources of the highest world football organization, this has considered the IFAB "a proposal to temporarily relax Rule 3 in order to allow a greater number of substitutions at the discretion of the organizer of the competition in question."
Thus, in competitions where fewer changes are allowed so far (three in absolute category matches) "each team could be given the possibility of using up to five substitutions during the match, with the option of one substitution remaining additional during overtime, when applicable. "
According to these sources, this proposal is due to the consideration that the fundamental principle for FIFA is " health " and that "no game or competition deserves to risk a single human life, so football should only be resumed when health authorities and the governments say that it is absolutely safe and does not harm the health services that are provided to the populations. "
For this reason, the world body understands that when the competitions return to action, "it is likely that they will face a congested match schedule , with a frequency of matches played in consecutive weeks that is higher than normal."
" Player safety is therefore a top priority for FIFA. A concern in this regard is that the frequency of matches, which is higher than normal, may increase the risk of possible injury due to the consequent player overload. "the same sources pointed out.
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