For its first full season on the other side of the Atlantic, Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and the 28 other Major League Soccer franchises will be entitled to an unusual new rule, which will therefore come into force from the year next (the MLS season being played over a calendar year). Indeed, as the announcement ESPNexits from the field to receive treatment or even substitutions, and more precisely players’ exits during a match, will be timed.
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In order to avoid any voluntary loss of time, MLS will introduce a limit of 10 seconds to outgoing players, under penalty of postponing the expected change for one minute or until the next stoppage of play. A law which should nevertheless not be enforced. apply to injury outings or those of goalkeepers. As for the players taken care of by the medical staff during a match, they must leave their team for at least two minutes of play, unless the original fault is the subject of an official warning from the referee.
Pub. 12/15/2023 9:24 p.m. Updated 12/15/2023 9:25 p.m.
2023-12-15 20:24:36
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