Published: 17:58, March 1, 2020 | Updated: 07:11, June 6, 2023
Concussion substitutes to be used in trials agreed by IFAB
By Xinhua

In this Sept 8, 2018 photo, (left to right) International Football Association Board (IFAB) Secretary Lukas Brud, Conmebol's Referees Secretary General, Brazilian Wilson Seneme, and FIFA's Referees Committee chairman, Italian Pierluigi Collina, speak to the press after a conference on the experience with the use of video assistant referee (VAR) during the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018, at the Conmebol headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. (NORBERTO DUARTE / AFP)

LONDON - Concussion substitutes will give a go in trials, agreed the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Belfast on Saturday.

The IFAB is made up of the four British football associations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and FIFA

IFAB held its 134th Annual General Meeting in Belfast. The world football's rule-making body agreed to draw up protocols to be used in trials for substitutions in cases of concussion. The men's and women's football matches at this year's Tokyo Olympic Games would probably take part in the trials.

The Annual General Meeting also agreed to review the offside Law to foster the spirit of attacking play and to continually look at measures within the Laws of the Game to tackle mobbing of match officials and confrontations between players which should have no place in the game.

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Members were updated on the use of video assistant referees (VARs) around the world, highlighting the success of this innovation, while also considering future developments, including improving communication and potential technological advances.

The IFAB is made up of the four British football associations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and FIFA. It is the only body authorized to decide and agree changes to the Laws of the Game.