October 26 – Football’s lawmakers are considering a ban on injury-time substitutions as a way of cutting down on time-wasting according to the Times newspaper.
The new proposals could be discussed by the International FA Board at the November interim meeting in preparation for their main annual session on March 2.
“Looking at ways to cut down on time-wasting, speed up the game and increase playing time is one of our priorities,” an IFAB member told the Times.
“A rule to say there should be no substitutions during added-on time is an interesting one and could work well. Referees add on 30 seconds for a substitution but in practice it can eat up a lot more time than that.
“There would, however, need to be trials to see if there are any unforeseen ramifications.”
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