Rule of five substitutions: The IFAB recommends the definitive adoption of the five substitutions

Launched in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the rule of five changes will be made to last. The International board (Ifab), guarantor of the laws of football, pronounced on Wednesday so that each competition can opt without time limit for a passage to five substitutes instead of three, a measure adopted temporarily a year ago.

Ifab’s technical advisory committee (FAP-TAP) “recommended that each competition be able to decide to increase the number of substitutes according to the needs of their football environment, while maintaining the number of windows to make their changes (three, plus half-time) “, explained the organization about this rule initially introduced to help teams face very dense calendars and which was to end after the 2022 World Cup.