FIFA: Affected by the epidemic, the number of substitutions per team has increased to 5

　　(Fighting against New Crown Pneumonia) FIFA: Affected by the epidemic, the number of substitutions per team has increased to 5

　　China News Agency, Beijing, May 9th FIFA announced on the 9th Beijing time that in order to help the team cope with the possible dense schedule of the new crown pneumonia epidemic phase, it will temporarily implement each game to allow each team to change up to 5 substitute players New rules.

　　FIFA stated that this new rule applies to all competitions that have already started or are scheduled to start but are expected to end before December 31, 2020. This plan will be officially implemented from June 1 this year. You can decide whether to enable it or not.

　　Previously, under normal circumstances, each team was only allowed to replace up to 3 players per game. FIFA specifically mentioned that the purpose of the new rules is to protect the health of players. As a football rule-making body, the International Football Association Council also agrees with the FIFA proposal.

　　However, FIFA added that in order to avoid affecting the fluency of the game, each team can only make three substitutions (for example, two players can be replaced at a time), and substitutions can also be made during the intermission; if the two teams are at the same time Substitutions are also counted as one of the three opportunities for each team. Substitutes that are not used up during regular time can be reserved for overtime.

　　In addition, if additional substitutions are allowed in overtime in the rules of the game, each team will have an additional substitution opportunity, which can be done before the start of overtime and at halftime of extra time.

　　Since mid-March, international football matches have been almost closed, but many leagues and football associations still hope to complete this season. The Bundesliga has announced that it will restart on May 16, and the restart of the Chinese Super League has also been put on the agenda.

　　FIFA said that once the game restarts, it will have to be scheduled in a shorter time than usual, and intensive matches may also have an impact on the health of players, so the FIFA Council and FIFA will decide at a later stage Is it necessary to extend this interim amendment further?

　　Last month, the Italian Referees Association stated that because video assistant referees (VARs) usually work in crowded cars or temporary mobile workshops, this type of work is a potential health hazard during an outbreak. FIFA also said that after the restart of the game, the organizers can decide whether to suspend the use of VAR, but for the use of VAR, the previous rules will be retained. (Finish)