The sport of soccer needs a change according to FIFA, so the federation is now testing rules to maybe apply in the professional sport. These 5 rules are now being examined in the youth teams, 5 rules that could totally change the game, an experiment that could later be implemented in professional soccer.
1) Two Thirty minute halves:
The first change would consist of reducing the playtime into two thirty-minute halves and use a stopwatch every time a game gets interrupted. A match will last 60 minutes not 90 so half an hour will be eliminated from each game.
2) infinite substitutions:
Before the pandemic, we were used to having a maximum of three substitutions per team each game, but then it changed to five. Well, FIFA proposes that every team has infinite substitutions so every player in the bench can get to play a while. Players cant re-enter, so if they are subbed out, they will as always stay out.
3) a yellow card gets punished:
Today, a yellow card means a warning, that if you get one more you are out and if you get a collective amount depending on the league you play you get suspended. Now to add all those punishments, a yellow card means a five-minute suspension, so the player leaves the pitch for five minutes. A similar rule applies at hockey, that you can get suspended for a few minutes during the game.
4) No throw-ins with the hands:
Instead of throw-ins, kick-ins are being tested in youth teams, so that if the ball leaves through the sidelines, you leave the ball on the floor and kick it in. A similar procedure to free kicks. FIFA justifies this change saying it would be faster, and make the game more attractive.
5) Dribbling from corner and free kicks:
The last rule that could be implemented in professional soccer is to dribble from corner kicks and free kicks. This rule is quite simple, a player doesn't need to pass the ball with a teammate before initiating the play, they can just dribble themselves.
Those were the five rules that could potentially change the sport, rules to which fans have had very different reactions, some say it will ruin the sport and others say that it could improve it. The real question now is; When will these rules be implemented, if they are going to be a part of the sport?
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