FIFA has proposed that teams should be allowed to make up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure, the global soccer body said on Monday.
It said the idea was to help deal with possible fixture congestion as leagues attempt to complete the season in a short space of time once play starts again in the aftermath of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The proposal would have to be approved by soccer’s rule-making body IFAB and the final decision would rest with competition organisers, FIFA added in an emailed statement to Reuters. (Text courtesy Daily Trust)