IFAB: extension of five substitutes per team option until 31/12/2022

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The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has extended the possibility of allowing teams to make up to five substitutions per match (instead of three) "in all top-level competitions scheduled to be completed by 31/12/2022," announced the Board during an ordinary meeting held by videoconference on 28/05/2021.

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