Monday, June 6, 2016

More than 10,000 words have been cut from soccer laws (The Associated Press)

Czech referee Miroslav Zelinka, left, gives a yellow card to Robert Lewandowski, center, of Poland during a friendly soccer match between Poland and Netherlands in Gdansk, Poland, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

More than 10,000 words have been cut from the ''Laws of the Game'' ahead of the European Championship, but don't expect the changes to make the games in France any less controversial. The biggest change introduced by IFAB, the body that writes the rules of soccer, helps defenders when they try to prevent an attacker from scoring. Now, IFAB has ruled that if a defender is making a genuine attempt to play the ball, the referee can choose to only show him a yellow card.


No comments:

Post a Comment

Featured Post

Carlos Vela's future is among the 14 roster riddles LAFC is trying to solve

LAFC general manager John Thorrington has just six weeks to rebuild a roster that has lost 18 players, and it's unclear if Carlos Vela...

Popular Posts