UEFA: executive committee calls for a review of the protocol regarding player concussions

"The UEFA executive committee today met in Baku (AZE) and decided to request FIFA and IFAB to review the current concussion protocol and to consider potential changes to the Laws of the Game (such as in terms of substitutions) to reduce the pressure on the medical staff," announced the European body on 29/05/2019.

The aim of the request is to ensure that the medical staff have "more time to assess a potential concussion off the pitch, so that no concussed player returns to the field of play," said UEFA whose executive committee met ahead of the 2019 Europa League final between Chelsea FC (Premier League) and Arsenal FC (Premier League), which was won 4-1 by the blues at the Olympic Stadium in Baku (AZE), on Wednesday 29/05/2019.

"The health of players is of utmost importance and I strongly believe that the current regulations on concussion need updating to protect both the players and the doctors and to ensure appropriate diagnosis can be made without disadvantaging the teams affected," said Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA.