Major League Soccer said it “strongly disagrees” with the International Football Association Board (IFAB)’s decision to reject a trial of temporary concussion replacements.
Football lawmakers, the IFAB, met in London on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including the idea of temporary concussion alternatives.
However, despite the proposal being backed by the Premier League, the English Football Association, FIFPro and Ligue 1, IFAB said it would not yet support the trial.
MLS is also strongly supportive of introducing temporary concussion substitutes, with a statement from the league on Thursday saying:
“The health and well-being of our players is very important to MLS and our petition to conduct the trial is based on the advice of medical professionals and awareness of evolving science on how to identify and diagnose head injuries. It is based on.
“This trial will allow medical professionals to properly assess players with suspected head injuries, extend the time for players to recognize and report symptoms, and allow teams to use temporary replacements during the evaluation period.” make it possible to use
“Meetings at the IFAB Annual Business Conference are a continuation between MLS and a broad coalition of our sport’s leaders, including the MLS Players Association, United States Soccer, World League Forum, FIFPRO, English Premier League and France. It followed months of intense discussion and cooperation, such as the Ligue de Football Professional.
“MLS will continue to assess next steps in accordance with IFAB decisions and work with coalitions around the world that share our goals.”
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However, the IFAB has agreed to strengthen the application of the permanent model and continues to actively consider temporary alternatives.
Permanent concussion replacements were first piloted by the IFAB in January 2021 and have remained in football ever since.
However, the IFAB has been routinely criticized over the past two years for its reluctance to transition to temporary alternative systems for suspected or suspected concussions.
The rules came under scrutiny recently at the World Cup.Beiranvand was initially allowed to play but then had to be substituted and missed Iran’s next match due to concussion protocol.
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