With just 10 days to go until Euro 2016 kicks off, FIFA has introduced changes designed to improve the beautiful game. The eight members of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) got out their erasers and eliminated around 10,000 words from the rulebook. Here are the 10 most important changes:
1 Penalty: If a player (such as Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi) stops and starts in his run-up to the ball - in an effort to try to make the goalkeeper move first, he (or she) is to be given the yellow card. The opponents will also be awarded a free kick. A short hesitation is allowed, but not a complete stop.
2. Triple jeopardy: Until now, hand-balls and fouls in the penalty area have often resulted in a defender being given a red card, a penalty and a suspension. In future, the referee will have the discretion to hand out a red card only when he deems that there was intent. If he determines that the offender tried to play the ball but still fouled, he is only to be handed a yellow card. Until now, if the referee deemed that a cast-iron scoring chance was prevented by the offender, the rules obliged him to show red, whatever a defender's intent.
3. Sending off: The referee will no longer only have the power to hand out red cards during the actual match, but also before the opening kick off, if a player conducts himself in an unsportsmanlike manner. In this case, the offender's team would still be allowed to start the match with 11 players.alties
on't like this one: Should a penalty taker come to a full stop on his way to the ball - or pass it to a teammate - it won't count, and the opponents will be awarded a free kick. The offender could even get a yellow card for the transgression. The shooter may still hesitate in his run up. The goalkeeper is to get yellow for leaving his line early.
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