Football rules body approves permanent use of five substitutes

Football's rules body said that five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top games and that an automatic offside detector is closer to being introduced for this year's World Cup.

Published : Jun 13, 2022 16:38 IST

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the substitute change followed "strong support from the entire football community".
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the substitute change followed "strong support from the entire football community".
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the substitute change followed "strong support from the entire football community".

Football's rules body on Monday said that five substitutes would be permanently introduced for all top games and that an automatic offside detector is closer to being introduced for this year's World Cup.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the substitute change followed "strong support from the entire football community".

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He said after the annual meeting of the International Football Associations Board that experts would decide on whether semi-automatic offside detection would be used for the World Cup that starts November 21.

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