According to rumors, THE PREMIER LEAGUE will not adhere to the rigorous stoppage time regulations that have been put in place during the World Cup.
Pierluigi Collina, the head of Fifa’s referees, has given the Qatari officials instructions to add back on all “unnatural lost time” at the conclusion of each half.
As a result, there have been some extended stretches of stoppage time; England’s World Cup debut against Iran lasted an astounding 117 minutes.
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The World Cup’s opening four days of matches have included games that have, on average, lasted 102 minutes and 42 seconds.
That exceeds the season’s average for the Premier League by four minutes.
The Daily Mail, meanwhile, reports that the PGMOL has no intentions to change its policies regarding timekeeping.
Instead, domestic referees have been instructed to motivate players to continue the match and to postpone commencing their watch following a pause in action.
Former referee Mark Halsey disagrees with the Premier League’s attitude and thinks 90-minute football games are a thing of the past.
According to Halsey, significant time has been added to the clock as a result of injuries, VAR, substitutions, penalties, and yellow and red cards.
And that is having a knock-on effect for the players, causing them to worry about the possibility of getting hurt, tired, and burned out.
In light of longer matches, the international players’ union Fifpro thinks players need more protection.
The time that players spend in physical competition increases significantly if effective playing time is raised by 10% to 15%, according to Fifpro general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann.
“More importantly, it emphasizes once more how important workload protection is for players. It must be established right away.