FIFA / Extra time: "Our recommendation does not affect the players' welfare" (Pierluigi Collina)

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"After a consultation process in which representatives of all Confederations, including UEFA, took part, IFAB recommended that referees should calculate the additional time more accurately, enforcing the criteria set in the Laws of the Game (Article 3, Law 7). This recommendation is not about adding minutes to the game, but compensating time...

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