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This weekend will see the debut in the top flight of an offensive against footballers who waste time pretending to be injured.
Starting Saturday, Major League Soccer players will be forced out of the box for at least two minutes if they fall for more than 15 seconds and require medical attention.
Exceptions are fouls resulting in a yellow or red card, head injuries, serious medical situations, and goalkeeper injuries.
The crackdown will be implemented alongside other substitutions, in which players are eliminated when the coach has to leave the area on the nearest touchline within 10 seconds after the fourth official shows his shirt number.
In the event of a breach, play will resume and the offending team will be forced to continue with one player less for at least one more minute and until the next stoppage.
Goalkeeper adaptations will be exempt from the new rule, as will substitutions due to injury.
MLS announced a double offense before the start of the season, but its arrival was delayed due to an umpires strike.
Another that will make its MLS debut this weekend will be the in-stadium announcement of video assistant referee decisions, which have already been used at Women’s World Cups.
At the start of the season, English football imposed its own repression, similar, though less stringent, to that of MLS.
In the Premier League and English Football League, players who need repair for anything other than a head injury or a yellow or red card will have to leave the area for at least 30 seconds.
The crusade also saw an unprecedented number of interruptions due to substitutions, resulting in a record number of goals being delayed.
Sources have told Telegraph Sport that the changes have increased the amount of time the ball is played.
After the MLS offensive was announced, Match of the Day host Gary Linker posted on X: “More ridiculous nonsense. Punish players and groups for being injured, reward those who commit fouls that cause injuries. You couldn’t make up for it, but they do. “
If a player is “injured” for more than 15 seconds and calls for medical attention, the repair must be made outside the area if it is safe to do so. The player will not be allowed to return to the area for at least two minutes. The only exceptions are fouls that result in a yellow or red card, head injuries, serious medical occasions, and goalkeeper injuries. The Premier League and English Football League have imposed similar measures this season, but players can return after 30 minutes. Seconds.
Substituted players will have to leave the box via the nearest touchline within 10 seconds of the fourth official showing their shirt number. If they don’t, the player entering the game will have to wait at least one more minute, and until the next prevention, before entering the area. Exemptions come with adjustments and substitutions of the goalkeeper due to injury.
These devices, which were already used at last year’s Women’s World Cup, are designed to prevent enthusiasts from remaining in ignorance about the final results of VAR decisions. It is possible that this will also be carried over to the Premier League next season.
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