Premier League in talks over introducing new rule change ahead of crunch meeting
The Premier League have asked the International Football Association Board (IFAB) for permission to trial temporary concussion substitutions.
There has been plenty of talk in recent weeks about the implementation of new rules in the game, although those have largely centred on sin bins and blue cards. However, it has now emerged that English football's top-flight have engineered a far more sensible proposal which has already been put to international law-makers.
The Premier League's chief football officer, Tony Scholes, has written to the IFAB seeking permission to start a trial which would enable players to be re-introduced should they pass stringent concussion tests after sustaining injury.
The proposed rule would see injured players leave the field for 10 minutes to allow them to be further assessed by medical personnel, during which they would be replaced by a substitute. If the player is deemed ok after thorough checks, they would then be permitted to come back on.
If passed, the proposal would replace the Premier League's current concussion substitution rules, which permits all teams to make two permanent changes in the event of a head injury. The league have collaborated with the PFA, FIFPro and the World Leagues Forum on the approach.
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The Premier League's proposal was submitted in advance of the IFAB's annual meeting, which began in Scotland on Saturday. The IFAB panel is made up of officials from FIFA and Britain's four football associations. The threshold for a proposal to be passed stands at six votes, with Fifa having four votes while each British federation has one each.
Head injuries will be a prominent part of the meeting, but it's expected that sin bin trials will also be discussed. There had been reports that law-makers were planning to introduce a blue card which would see players temporarily dismissed for 10 minutes. The idea was rubbished by Premier League managers including Jurgen Klopp and Ange Postecoglou.
Current rules permit teams to make two permanent concussion substitutions (Getty Images)It remains to be seen whether the proposal, which would have been trialled at lower levels of the game, will go ahead in the wake of such a negative response. FIFA president Gianni Infantino insisted on Friday that there would be no implementation of blue cards at elite level.
Speaking in Scotland ahead of the summit, he said: "If you want a headline, it's the red card to blue cards. No way. There will not be any blue cards used at elite level. This is a topic that is non existent for us. Fifa is completely opposed to blue cards.”
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