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Politics and protest in sport: Have FIFA’s rules changed?
By Reuters,
1552, March 27, 2021 (EAT)
Over the years FIFA has been opposed to players, teams and fans engaging in protests or sloganeering but it seems global soccer’s governing body is ...
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IFAB makes further changes to handball rules
By Reuters,
2314, March 5, 2021 (EAT)
Football's rulemaker IFAB has changed the laws of the game so that accidental handballs leading to a team mate scoring will no longer be penalised. ...
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EFL re-introduces five substitutions rule
By Reuters,
1620, November 18, 2020 (EAT)
Clubs in the English Football League (EFL) will be permitted to make five substitutions in matches from Nov. 20 as teams look to combat the congested ...
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UEFA boss says handball rule causing frustration
By Reuters,
1326, November 6, 2020 (EAT)
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has asked FIFA to change the handball rule, saying the current interpretation has led to unfair decisions which had ...
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Man Utd boss Solskjaer calls for clarity on handball rule
By Reuters,
1330, September 30, 2020 (EAT)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says managers need more clarity on the Premier League’s handball rule following a series of controversial decisions in the open...
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Spanish clubs allowed five substitutions next season
By Reuters,
700, September 9, 2020 (EAT)
Clubs in Spain’s top two divisions will be able to make five substitutions for the entirety of the upcoming season after the national soccer federa...
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Premier League clubs vote against use of five substitutes next season
By Reuters,
1028, August 7, 2020 (EAT)
English Premier League clubs voted against continuing to allow the use of five substitutes in each game next season at their annual general meeting (A...
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FIFA wants uniform global use of VAR, says refs chief Collina
By Reuters,
1523, July 9, 2020 (EAT)
FIFA wants VAR video reviews to be applied in the same way across all competitions, as they take over direct responsibility for the system. Issues ...
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Sancho not booked for Floyd protest, says DFB
By Reuters,
1105, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho was not booked for his protest against the death of American George Floyd by a policeman but because he removed ...
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FIFA approves use of five substitutes to help ease fixture glut
By Reuters,
1908, May 8, 2020 (EAT)
Teams will be allowed up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture conge...
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FIFA proposes use of five substitutions once football action resumes
By Agencies,
1732, April 27, 2020 (EAT)
Teams will be given "temporary dispensation" to make five substitutions to help with the congested schedule they could face when the season resumes, F...
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VAR: Wenger suggests offside rule could ‘change a little bit’
By Agencies,
1557, February 19, 2020 (EAT)
Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says there might be room to change the offside rule "a little bit" in response to video assi...
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Italy’s FA requests FIFA for VAR ‘challenges’ in Serie A
By Reuters,
1506, February 14, 2020 (EAT)
Italy’s soccer governing (FIGC) has asked FIFA’s rule-making body, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), if it can introduce a syst...
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Premier League will not use VAR to ensure keepers toe line
By Reuters,
858, June 21, 2019 (EAT)
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the Premier League will not determine whether goalkeepers have moved off their line during penalties, leaving the de...
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Pochettino fears VAR will change ‘spirit’ of game
By Reuters,
1514, April 10, 2019 (EAT)
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino fears the “spirit of football” is being changed by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) after his side fell...
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Plans to cut time-wasting in Premier League to be examined
By Reuters,
1559, October 2, 2018 (EAT)
Football’s law-making body will look at plans to curb time-wasting in the Premier League after Cardiff City’s home match against Burnley on Sunday...
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VAR set for Champions League introduction
By Reuters,
1418, August 31, 2018 (EAT)
UEFA plans to use video assistant referees (VARs) in the Champions League from next season but is unlikely to introduce the technology this term, even...
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FIFA gives VAR green light for World Cup
By AFP,
1509, March 17, 2018 (EAT)
Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within...
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World Cup coaches brace for ‘modern life’ of VAR
By AFP,
1751, February 28, 2018 (EAT)
World Cup coaches expressed a quiet confidence on Wednesday about Video Assistant Referee technology ahead of its likely adoption for this year's show...
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Video technology ‘fair but kills spectacle’
By AFP,
945, March 30, 2017 (EAT)
The experiment with video assistance that backfired on France against Spain earned mixed reviews on Wednesday, praised by most for being more fair but...
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