"FIFA" tests new rules at "Gulf Cup 27".. no room for cheating

The implementation of this rule is expected to raise questions about the criteria the referee will use to distinguish between a genuine injury and time-wasting, as well as the decision-making process during the match.

The second rule addresses challenges during set pieces, particularly when an attacker pushes a defender before the attack continues and results in a goal.

According to this experimental rule, no foul will be called in favor of the defender; instead, the goal will be disallowed, and the set piece will be retaken.

These two experiments are part of efforts to develop football laws and reduce time-wasting and controversial refereeing situations, with the results of their implementation in "Gulf 27" to be evaluated before any decision is made regarding their future adoption.

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The first rule states that if the referee believes a goalkeeper intentionally feigns injury to stop play and waste time, the team's coach will be granted a 10-second window to choose a player to leave the field for one minute.

If the time expires without a player being chosen, the referee will ask the team captain to leave the field for one minute. If the goalkeeper is also the team captain, the second captain on the field will leave instead.

The application of this rule is expected to raise questions regarding the criteria the referee will rely on to distinguish between a genuine injury and time-wasting, as well as the decision-making process during the match.

The second rule pertains to challenges during set pieces, specifically when an attacker pushes a defender before the attack continues and results in a goal.

Under the experimental rule, no foul will be called in favor of the defender; instead, the goal will be disallowed, and the set piece will be retaken.

These experiments are part of efforts to develop football laws and reduce time-wasting and controversial refereeing situations, with the results of their implementation in "Gulf 27" to be evaluated before a decision is made regarding their future adoption.