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It is seen as a scourge of the modern game. A goalkeeper goes to ground off the ball and play is stopped. All 10 outfield players rush to the technical area for a team talk.<\/p>\n

As soon as the coach has got his new instructions across the goalkeeper gets up. There is nothing a referee can do about it.<\/p>\n

It is often used by a coach when their team is struggling, or perhaps they have had a player sent off and need to reorganise. <\/p>\n

In November, Leeds United manager Daniel Farke accused Manchester City keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma of feigning injury to “bend the rules”.<\/a> <\/p>\n

An outfield player who has treatment must leave the field for 30 seconds. <\/p>\n

The same logic cannot be applied to goalkeepers so the Ifab is considering forcing a coach to remove an outfield player<\/a> instead. <\/p>\n

Some are against it believing it makes the assumption a goalkeeper is cheating when they may be genuinely injured. <\/p>\n

The Ifab accepts something has to be done so it is likely to be trialled at lower levels next season and the results evaluated. <\/p>\n

But if you think 30 seconds is too much, it might get even longer.<\/p>\n

At the Arab Cup last month Fifa trialled players having to leave the field for two minutes if they received attention from the physio.<\/p>\n

It is not a new idea, though, and has existed in Major League Soccer in the United States for the last two years. <\/p>\n

Players who go down for more than 15 seconds, stay on the floor and get treatment must stay off for two minutes, with a few exceptions.<\/p>\n

The Premier League is believed to be against any extension beyond 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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