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IFAB changes for 26-27

This will make a big difference, Arsenal along with many clubs run the clock down at the end of the match.

45 seconds for throw ins and goal kicks.

Simon Hooper should be cautioning for delaying the restart, albeit he added 7 mins plus an extra 2.5 mins, but the fans want to get home 🙈

Law 15 – The Throw-in

• Use of a five-second visual countdown when a player/team is delaying the taking of a throw-in.
 
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There is no change to sending off offences, although it could result in fewer second cautions. The DOGSO change means a player will no longer be cautioned following a goal scored after advantage.
i.e. it will now be
DOGSO offence, no advantage, free kick awarded = sending off
DOGSO deliberate handball or foul with no attempt/challenge for the ball, no advantage, penalty kick awarded = sending off
DOGSO non-deliberate handball or foul with attempt/challenge for the ball, no advantage, penalty kick awarded = caution
DOGSO offence, advantage played with no goal scored as a result = caution
DOGSO offence, advantage played with goal scored as a result = no sanction
Oh you can see it now...
As these will be implemented at the world cup too, sometime during game round 1 on a social network page full of armchair refs, I bring you "that should be a 2nd yellow. [Insert player/team] was affected on some random date in March with a 2nd yellow. Its just a conspiracy to keep this player on and/or win the world cup" followed by showing clips of the "exact" same incident, in their eyes, in the rest of their post from a game in 2024.
Then saying refs have no clue and it's corruption.
 
‘The officials will be responsible for enforcing the rule but Collina said there will be no yellow cards or disciplinary action for players who do try to go over and speak to the coach’

How are they expected to enforce it with no disciplinary action?
 
Collina asked for protocol to be updated so the VAR could step in if a foul occurred before the ball was in play.

There have been several examples, such as a goal scored by England in their 1-1 draw against Uruguay at Wembley in March.

Cole Palmer delivered a corner into the area, but before the ball was kicked Adam Wharton blocked the run of Jose Maria Gimenez.

That allowed the ball to run through to Harvey Barnes, who saw his effort saved by Fernando Muslera, and Ben White tapped in from close range.

VAR protocol did not previously allow a review for a foul before a corner has been taken, but the Italian asked Ifab for permission to change this.

The Ifab has now accepted the request, and says that any foul before the ball is in play that has a direct impact can be reviewed.

This will apply to a goal, penalty kick or disciplinary sanction which happens on a corner or free-kick.

The measure will be applied for the World Cup and reassessed after the tournament.

It means that for the England goal, the VAR would be able to suggest a retake of the corner because of the foul by Wharton on Gimenez.

"We think this is very unfair, that the goal is given when the defender is prevented from being able to defend," Collina said.

"A clear, illegal block made by an attacker. The only objective was to prevent the defender from being able to defend on his opponent.

But attackers blocking defenders is fair?
 
Collina asked for protocol to be updated so the VAR could step in if a foul occurred before the ball was in play.

There have been several examples, such as a goal scored by England in their 1-1 draw against Uruguay at Wembley in March.

Cole Palmer delivered a corner into the area, but before the ball was kicked Adam Wharton blocked the run of Jose Maria Gimenez.

That allowed the ball to run through to Harvey Barnes, who saw his effort saved by Fernando Muslera, and Ben White tapped in from close range.

VAR protocol did not previously allow a review for a foul before a corner has been taken, but the Italian asked Ifab for permission to change this.

The Ifab has now accepted the request, and says that any foul before the ball is in play that has a direct impact can be reviewed.

This will apply to a goal, penalty kick or disciplinary sanction which happens on a corner or free-kick.

The measure will be applied for the World Cup and reassessed after the tournament.

It means that for the England goal, the VAR would be able to suggest a retake of the corner because of the foul by Wharton on Gimenez.

"We think this is very unfair, that the goal is given when the defender is prevented from being able to defend," Collina said.

"A clear, illegal block made by an attacker. The only objective was to prevent the defender from being able to defend on his opponent.


But attackers blocking defenders is fair?
Did you mean defenders blocking attackers is fair? If that happens, a penalty can be awarded, of course, if it continues with the ball in play.
I think that's Collina's point.
 
Thank you. I found it quite complex to read. At my level players will still be waltzing with each other before the ball is in play.

If anything this would encourage defenders to do more. VAR can't intervene for anything they do before the corner is taken (obviously not counting violent conduct) but they can for the attackers. Naturally if you grab the attacker they'll probably do something to break free (push/pull/grab) and now if a goal is scored...
 
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