"Using VAR to check corners will be an option for competitions from this summer, while the core VAR protocol has now been widened to cover second yellow cards and cards awarded to the wrong team. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which sets the laws of football, also approved a package of measures to counter tactics designed to disrupt the tempo of matches which come into effect this summer."
"Referees will be given the power to start a five-second countdown if they feel players are taking too long over throw-ins and dead-ball goal kicks, and substitutions must be completed in no more than 10 seconds, otherwise the substitute must stay off for at least one minute. The IFAB also decided at its annual general meeting in Wales on Saturday to enforce a period of at least one minute off the field for any player whose injury forces a stoppage in play."
"The aim with all the measures set to be adopted is to maintain the tempo of the game but also to help reduce time to be added on for stoppages, which is a problem from a player welfare perspective, for supporters and for broadcasters' schedules. Changes agreed on Saturday will officially become part of the laws of the game from July 1 but will be adopted at this summer's World Cup which kicks off on June 11."
The International Football Association Board approved significant rule changes effective July 1, with immediate implementation at the World Cup. VAR powers now extend to corner checks, second yellow cards, and incorrectly awarded cards. New tempo-control measures include five-second countdowns for throw-ins and goal kicks, ten-second substitution limits, and mandatory one-minute off-field periods for injured players. These changes build on the successful eight-second goalkeeper rule. The measures aim to reduce stoppage time, improve player welfare, and maintain broadcast schedules while ensuring VAR corner checks remain quick and identify only obvious errors.
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