FIFA's plan for 5 substitutes to be fast-tracked for approval by the IFAB

Gab Marcotti discusses the possibility of allowing five substitutions per match once football resumes. Jan-Joost van Gangelen thinks Dutch football may reverse the decision to effectively void the season. The IFAB, football's lawmakers, will move quickly to approve FIFA's proposal that teams can make up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture congestion in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak. While the IFAB expects to make a decision soon, ESPN has been told there is not yet a definitive date for the IFAB board to rubber-stamp the plan.  "After a period where FIFA and The IFAB have been considering ways in...

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