IFAB/additional substitute for a potential concussion: trials from January 2021

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IFAB's Annual Business Meeting (ABM) has approved "extensive trials with additional permanent substitutions for actual or suspected concussion as of January 2021," announced the International Football Association Board on 16/12/2020.

The protocols have been established. IFAB members agreed that "in the event of an actual or suspected concussion...

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IFAB wants to allow an additional substitute when a player has a concussion - ©  IFAB

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