The Premier League’s Project Restart got off to a false start at Villa Park on Wednesday when goal-line technology failed to award a goal to Sheffield United.
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Five substitutes per team permitted by IFAB
Football’s lawmakers have approved a temporary rule change that will allow each side up to five substitutes per match while opening up the prospect for the controversial video assistant referee system to be suspended.
IFAB to decide on five substitutes plan by early next week
A decision on whether to allow teams to make up to five substitutions in a match will be made by the game’s lawmakers by early next week at the latest.
David Moyes calls for IFAB to change the handball law
West Ham boss David Moyes believes the International Football Association Board (IFAB) should be looking at changing the handball law.
IFAB general secretary says VAR should only reverse ‘clear and obvious’ offsides
VAR technology should only be used to reverse “clear and obvious” mistakes including offside decisions, according to the general secretary of the law-making International Football Association Board.
Trials of concussion substitutes could be introduced next season
Concussion substitutes could be trialled next season after the game’s law-making body agreed to set up an expert group to look at the best way for football to manage head injuries.
Premier League refs should be using pitchside monitors – Wenger on VAR debate
Arsene Wenger has spoken out on VAR and called on the Premier League to encourage referees to use pitchside monitors.
Expert group to explore feasibility of concussion substitutes in football
An expert group has been set up to investigate whether concussion substitutes could be introduced to football.
FA chief Clarke wants concussion substitutes introduced ‘as quickly as possible’
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke hopes concussion substitutes are introduced to the game “as quickly as possible” in the wake of a report which found a higher incidence of neurodegenerative disease among former footballers than in the general population.
Holloway: I know EU not to blame for handball law – but I’m still sick of FIFA
Pundit Ian Holloway has moved to clarify his comments over Brexit and the new handball law, calling for referees’ discussions to be broadcast as they are in rugby.
Gabriel Jesus handball controversy won’t be a trigger for change, insists IFAB
The controversy surrounding Gabriel Jesus’ disallowed winner for Manchester City on Saturday will not be a “trigger” to review the handball law.
Referees chief Massimo Busacca accepts VAR will ‘never be perfect’
Head of FIFA’s refereeing department Massimo Busacca accepts the Video Assistant Referee system will “never be perfect” – but believes it has made a positive impact at the Women’s World Cup.
VAR will not step in if Premier League goalkeepers move too soon for a penalty
The penalty that knocked Scotland out of the Women’s World Cup on Wednesday would not have been retaken if a Premier League video assistant referee was in charge of the game, England’s top flight has confirmed.
UEFA explains Manchester United penalty decision
UEFA has issued an explanation for the late penalty award for handball which helped seal Manchester United’s passage to the Champions League quarter-finals.
UEFA agrees to use VAR in this season’s Champions League knock-out rounds
European football’s governing body UEFA has confirmed that video assistant referees will be used in the Champions League knockout rounds from February but it will be VAR with a UEFA twist.
FA picks 32 grassroots leagues to trial ‘sin bins’ for dissent next season
The Football Association has announced the 32 grassroots leagues that will trial rugby-style ‘sin bins’…