English football has a month to decide what to do about new handball rule
28 September 2020 - 17:31
Manchester — Any move from the English Premier League to change the handball law for next season would need to be submitted to the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game’s global lawmaking body, in October to be considered.
The IFAB holds its annual meeting, the forum where laws are passed and changed, in March. But according to IFAB protocol, football associations need to put in proposals by November 1 to allow time for consultations across the game...
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