 has also voiced its concerns over the matter, with Maheta Molango, chief executive, warning football is 'sleepwalking into a disaster' amid an escalating player welfare row. Fans The Football Supporters' Association are monitoring the situation and will speak to its members about their matchday experiences, with the new directives giving the potential for transport issues arising with match delays. Keith Hackett, former Premier League){kind=link}
Matches surpassing the 100-minute mark are likely to be a regular occurrence this season – but that is not the only major change
New Premier League rule changes are set to dominate the debate in the early part of the new domestic season in England, with players, teams and fans all affected.
It comes after instruction from the game’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), to clamp down on player and manager behaviour, including time-wasting and dissent.
The Community Shield between Manchester City and Arsenal was an early indication of things to come this season, with Mikel Arteta’s team scoring a 101st-minute equaliser at Wembley. This swiftly prompted many to condemn the directives to add exact time lost to celebrations, substitutions, injuries, penalties and red cards, with fears of injury and a harm to mental health as a result.
But games regularly surpassing the 100-minute mark is not the only change to look at for this season.