The Spanish newspaper "Marca" revealed 5 new draft amendments to the football law, some of which will be implemented this year, describing it as a "revolution" in the world of the round witch.

The newspaper said that the proposed amendments will be discussed by the International Legislative Council for Football "IFAB" (IFAB), which is responsible for amending the law of the game, at the annual meeting scheduled to be held at the end of next Saturday in the British capital, London.

The five proposed amendments are as follows:

First: Managing matches by using a stopwatch that stops as soon as the ball goes out of play, whether outside the field, a goal is counted, or a violation similar to basketball matches, to ensure that the 90 minutes play the entire duration of the match without any wasted time.

Marca stated that Gianni Infantino, President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), submitted this proposal, which will begin its official implementation in 2024, in order to reduce the phenomenon of wasting time, which he considers harmful to the game and its revenues.

FIFA began struggling to waste time in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by instructing the referees to calculate the actual lost time. FIFA to look for an alternative.

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Of course, this will increase the fun and excitement of football, because the teams will give up sterile methods of wasting time, which will make the fans more willing to watch them, which will reflect positively on FIFA’s profits, because it will increase views and match time and thus display ads and analytical programs.

Second: Offside will not be as we see it now, as Arsene Wenger, FIFA Development Director, proposes to allow the attacking player (the moment the ball is passed by his colleague) to advance with part of his body from the last second defender or the last second defender, without being considered offside as it is happening now and causes In canceling a lot of goals and wasting match time in reviewing the video technology of the situation and informing the referee of the result.

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This amendment is also in favor of increasing the goals, fun and excitement, and thus the revenues harvested by FIFA and the continental and civil federations.

Third: Celebrating goals will not exceed 90 seconds in any way, with the aim of reducing wasted times due to excessive celebrations after each goal.

Fourth: Preventing goalkeepers from distracting the kick taker from the penalty mark, in any way currently used as a tactic by the guards to confuse the kicker by moving to touch the posts, crossbar, or goal net.

Fifth: Requiring referees to clarify the identity of the substitutes who are being warned while they are on the bench, so that the coach is not responsible for everything that happens in the technical area.

With the exception of the first amendment, the following four amendments are to be applied starting next season or the first of next July, if approved.

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