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Changes to the laws of the game for the 2016/17 season



clippedgull

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Story link - http://www.skysports.com/football/n...softening-punishment-for-fouls-inside-the-box

65 page PDF with all the fine details - http://www.theifab.com/files/4 - Presentation Law Changes_v0.3.pdf

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has published changes to the laws of the game for the 2016/17 season, the most notable altering sending-off and cautionable offences inside the penalty area.

The previous 'triple-punishment' rule meant that a player who denied a goal-scoring opportunity was automatically red-carded and handed a suspension, as well as giving away a penalty.

However, the law has now changed so that players committing accidental fouls, that deny a goal-scoring opportunity, are not automatically sent-off, but cautioned instead.

Players will still be sent off for holding, pulling or pushing, not playing the ball or having no possibility to play the ball, serious foul play, violent conduct or deliberate handball.

Referees' powers have also been extended so that they can send-off a player before kick-off, from the official's pre-match pitch inspection onwards.


Announced on Thursday, the new laws also state the ball will also be able to move in any direction from kick-off, rather than only move forward.

Players who are injured by a challenge punishable by a yellow or red card can now have quick treatment on the field, rather than having to leave, which previously gave the offending team temporary numerical advantage.

IFAB announced last month their intentions to change the laws following a comprehensive, 18-month review, led by former English Premier League referee David Elleray.

The IFAB unanimously approved the revision, which they identified as a 'once in a generation' opportunity to address anomalies and inconsistences in the laws.

The IFAB, the game's law-making body, also approved a two-year trial period of video technology to assist referees, to be used in four cases: to determine if a goal has been scored, red cards, penalties and mistaken identity.

And the Italian football federation has announced it has been selected for the video technology trial following a meeting in London last week.

Federation president Carlo Tavecchio said: "We were among the first supporters of using technology on the pitch and we believe we have everything required to offer our contribution to this important experiment."

Tests initially will be in private before moving to a live pilot phase with replay assistance by the 2017/18 season at the latest, the IFAB decided last month.

Thirteen countries had been interested in trialling the scheme, including England and Scotland.
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Nathan

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How often will this happen?

Referees' powers have also been extended so that they can send-off a player before kick-off, from the official's pre-match pitch inspection onwards.
 


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The rule about not having to leave the field is good..Always thought that odd.
 






Easy 10

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The IFAB, the game's law-making body, also approved a two-year trial period of video technology to assist referees, to be used in four cases: to determine if a goal has been scored, red cards, penalties and mistaken identity.

Yikes.

Goal line technology - fine
Mistaken identity - fine

Penalties and red cards though - HUGE can of worms. Those decisions, whether viewed live or over and over on a video reply, still boil down to an interpretation. Yes sometimes its blatantly obvious, but quite often its not. You'll just be creating more controversy if the decision is borderline and cannot be easily resolved even with multiple replays.

And as for penalties - are they reviewing every penalty that's actually GIVEN. Or are they also going to review penalty appeals that aren't given ? How's that gonna work during a game ?

Be interesting to see how that plays out. Just glad they're trialling it in Italy and not over here.
 


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clippedgull said:
The IFAB, the game's law-making body, also approved a two-year trial period of video technology to assist referees, to be used in four cases: to determine if a goal has been scored, red cards, penalties and mistaken identity.
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I love this!
 


seagullwedgee

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So they've done nothing about the biggest bug bear of all, players standing on the ball to delay a free kick being taken, they really are taking the piss, it would be so easy to punish or card for, just as they do in rugby. If you commit a foul you must back straight off. The main offender should be carded, and the opposition given the option to move the ball forward 5 yards for each offence. Teams might choose not to move it forward if it meant being too close to get the ball up and down over a defensive wall for example.
 




Nathan

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Easy 10 said:
The IFAB, the game's law-making body, also approved a two-year trial period of video technology to assist referees, to be used in four cases: to determine if a goal has been scored, red cards, penalties and mistaken identity.

Yikes.

Goal line technology - fine
Mistaken identity - fine

Penalties and red cards though - HUGE can of worms. Those decisions, whether viewed live or over and over on a video reply, still boil down to an interpretation. Yes sometimes its blatantly obvious, but quite often its not. You'll just be creating more controversy if the decision is borderline and cannot be easily resolved even with multiple replays.

And as for penalties - are they reviewing every penalty that's actually GIVEN. Or are they also going to review penalty appeals that aren't given ? How's that gonna work during a game ?

Be interesting to see how that plays out. Just glad they're trialling it in Italy and not over here.
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That will be reviewed at every corner or free kick then. The amount of holding and pulling of shirts that goes on, we could see games finish 10-10.
 


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seagullwedgee said:
So they've done nothing about the biggest bug bear of all, players standing on the ball to delay a free kick being taken, they really are taking the piss, it would be so easy to punish or card for, just as they do in rugby. If you commit a foul you must back straight off. The main offender should be carded, and the opposition given the option to move the ball forward 5 yards for each offence. Teams might choose not to move it forward if it meant being too close to get the ball up and down over a defensive wall for example.
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You can get booked for it already...
 


pasty

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clippedgull said:
Players who are injured by a challenge punishable by a yellow or red card can now have quick treatment on the field, rather than having to leave, which previously gave the offending team temporary numerical advantage.
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About time something was done about this. I have always maintained that if a player has to go off for treatment after being fouled, then the opposition player that fouled him should go off for the same time.
 






symyjym

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Still leaves the game open for bad offside decisions.

I have always thought that video technology should be used to determine a possible offside. If the offside is too close to call the lineman should indicate this, but play would continue. The replay of the possible offside would only be used if a goal is scored.
 


brightonrock

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clippedgull said:
Can anyone explain how this would even remotely happen?!?!



Bit of a tongue twister too!
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Wtf? And what if a corner kick is kicked onto the moon? Thank god these people have their fingers on the pulse.

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brightonrock said:
Wtf? And what if a corner kick is kicked onto the moon? Thank god these people have their fingers on the pulse.

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A guess. If a goal kick is accidently kicked into his own goal by the goalkeeper (kicker) then it should not be a goal for the opposition but a corner kick.
 


maltaseagull

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Easy 10 said:
The IFAB, the game's law-making body, also approved a two-year trial period of video technology to assist referees, to be used in four cases: to determine if a goal has been scored, red cards, penalties and mistaken identity.

Yikes.

Goal line technology - fine
Mistaken identity - fine

Penalties and red cards though - HUGE can of worms. Those decisions, whether viewed live or over and over on a video reply, still boil down to an interpretation. Yes sometimes its blatantly obvious, but quite often its not. You'll just be creating more controversy if the decision is borderline and cannot be easily resolved even with multiple replays.

And as for penalties - are they reviewing every penalty that's actually GIVEN. Or are they also going to review penalty appeals that aren't given ? How's that gonna work during a game ?

Be interesting to see how that plays out. Just glad they're trialling it in Italy and not over here.
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It works well in Rugby union. If it is not clear then benefit of doubt goes to defending side. Or no further action
 




Seasider78

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Really sad to read about the video trials as it feels like the first real step to the inevitable introduction of this. Part of the fun of football is the decisions you get and don't get and the debate that follows. Stopping the game to review constant decisions will ruin the game. I feel similar about goal line technology even though this does not create an interruption. I think the game that is played on the park on a Sunday should have the same rules as a Saturday premier league game.

This will end up introduced under that depressing banner 'well with the amount of money at stake these days'
 


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clippedgull said:
Can anyone explain how this would even remotely happen?!?!



Bit of a tongue twister too!
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It's windy, it's rainy, players in the middle are struggling to get any traction and are unable to jump, so you decide to play the ball back toward the edge of the box where the keeper has come up for a last minute injury time winner, but as you go to kick the ball you lose your footing, and wallop the ball high in the air toward the centre of the pitch. A big gust of windblows it toward the half way line. It bounces and gets caught by a second gust, carrying it toward the edge of the box where a rogue beach ball has been blown. Much like in the sunderland/liverpool game, the match ball bounces off the beach ball into the unguarded goal. The leading team's fans go nuts in joy, thinking they've just cemented their win. Then confusion fills the ground as the ref points to the corner flags. Managers argue and need separating by the fourth official, fans start singing 'you don't know what you're doing' and commentators lay into the ref (y'know, like when the ref rightly doesn't let a player back on because he left the pitch for an equipment change, not injury so has to wait until the next break in play)
 


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