An additional substitution per match is allowed in the event of a possible concussion during thel Club World Cup, that will be disputed February 1 to 11 in Qatar, confirmed this Friday FIFA.
“FIFA confirmed today that the concussion or suspected concussion replacement system will be tested at the FIFA Club World Cup. This is the first international competition in which the procedure will be applied,” he said in a communicated by the world football board.
“FIFA will apply a protocol that allows teams to perform one concussion substitution per match, regardless of the number of substitutions up to that point,” the Lausanne (Switzerland) authority continues.
He The Club World Cup is played by Bayern and Tigres de México, among others.
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La iInternational Board (IFAB), guarantor of the laws of the game, gave the green light to say in December experiment from January 2021.
While substitutions are allowed in the rugby season, lan Ifab opoint for a replacement permanent to protect the player from a second hit, and have time to assess your damage.
Theconcussion can cause short-term symptoms such as dizziness, headache, confusion or nausea, but repetition can lead to serious neurological problems in the long term.
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