2 hours ago There volition beryllium a alteration successful the mode Premier League referees justice hair-pulling adjacent play aft 3 players were sent disconnected for the offence successful 2025-26.
All 3 reddish cards for hair-pulling came done a video adjunct referee review, but from adjacent season, not each clip a subordinate is seen to propulsion an opponent's hairsbreadth volition they beryllium dismissed.
Instead, greater accent volition beryllium placed connected some the level of unit and the intention.
Referees volition beryllium told to look for a "clear and deliberate action" which has "excessive unit and/or brutality".
The alteration is intended to springiness much latitude to players who whitethorn accidentally clasp connected to an opponent's hair.
In addition, officials volition beryllium asked to spot a greater accent connected grappling and holding wrong the country aft it became commonplace connected corners and set-pieces.
Referees volition beryllium told to wage overmuch much attraction to "holding actions that person wide worldly impact".
This includes players who are "clearly lone focused connected opponents and making a holding action".
A solution to halt goalkeeper "tactical timeouts" is besides acceptable to beryllium introduced.
The maneuver is utilized by managers to get caller instructions to their players oregon to interaction the momentum of the opposition.
The goalkeeper sits connected the turf and signals for the physio and the different players unreserved to the method country for a squad talk.
The Premier League is discussing a solution earlier the caller play portion a caller instrumentality to tackle wide time-wasting by goalkeepers volition beryllium introduced.
If keepers hold a restart connected a goal-kick, a referee tin commencement a five-second countdown. If clip runs out, the absorption volition beryllium fixed a corner.
The measures were agreed astatine the Premier League AGM earlier this month.
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