Trentalange: ‘Referees are instruments of peace’
Refereeing chief Alfredo Trentalange is open to coaches making VAR requests, admits handball rules have gone too far and wants officials seen as ‘an instrument of peace.’ The President of…
Refereeing chief Alfredo Trentalange is open to coaches making VAR requests, admits handball rules have gone too far and wants officials seen as ‘an instrument of peace.’ The President of…
The IFAB has revised the handball rules, confirming the ‘accidental handball leading to a teammate scoring a goal will no longer be an offence'. The International Football Association Board is…
FIFA has decided to extend the option of allowing teams to use up to five substitutes and will let the amendment continue for 2020-21. Serie A decided for the introduction…
Serie A is set to be given the option to stick with the rule permitting clubs to make five substitutions for another season. The measure was introduced to help protect…
Pierluigi Collina explains the updated IFAB guidelines on handball and offside are ‘not modifications, but clarification’ and why referees must use the on-field monitor. The sport is changing after the…
Fiorentina CEO Joe Barone has revealed he is 'against' tampering with the rules in the event of a resumption: “It would be a different championship.” Serie A are discussing the…
Coaches’ Association President Renzo Ulivieri welcomes the ‘positive’ decision to introduce five substitutions during the post-pandemic games. FIFA proposed the idea, which was backed by the IFAB, as major European…
The IFAB have approved FIFA’s proposal to introduce a temporary modification of the rules and allow the use of five substitutions. Football considers the resumption of competitions around the world…
FIFA and the IFAB are reportedly ready to give the all-clear for five substitutions in the post-lockdown period, but they would be made in three timeslots. When football does resume,…
The IFAB has announced changes to the handball rule for the 2020-21 season and warned “where a reviewable incident is subjective, the expectation is that the referee will undertake an…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirms the offside rule could “evolve to do something positive for attacking football,” but VAR is “only a problem” in the Premier League. The introduction of…
There is increasing confusion over VAR, as while an IFAB representative changes earlier comments, UEFA’s Roberto Rosetti insists offside must be “clear and obvious.” Video Assistant Referee technology is now…
The International Football Association Board has urged VAR officials not to be “too forensic” when judging offsides. “We need to stress ‘clear and obvious’ applies to every situation.” In Serie…
Former referee Luca Marelli claims the ‘voluntary’ part of rules on handball will be scrapped in the next IFAB meeting in March. The matter was already discussed in November’s meeting…
Juventus President Andrea Agnelli warns “we can’t go back” on VAR, but wants to “align the rules between European countries”. Serie A introduced Video Assistant Referees at the start of…
VAR has already been used in Serie A this season, but has now been approved for wider use by the International Football Association Board. The Ifab held a summit today…
Inter boss Luciano Spalletti claims he would permit five substitutions and stopwatches if he had it his way. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) is considering the implementation of two…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has hailed use of video replays in Italy’s 3-1 defeat to France as “a new page in the history of this sport”. VAR was trialled in…
FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio held a summit with Lega Serie A and B over the upcoming introduction of video replays. The International Football Association Board is introducing new regulations that…
The FIGC has announced that Italian football will test the use of video replays in officiating. The International Football Association Board [IFAB] “agreed in principle” last month to test the…