FIFA to trial concussion subs at subsequent month’s Club World Cup
FIFA will let groups use concussion substitutes at subsequent month’s Club World Cup in an effort to higher shield gamers with head accidents.
The seven-team match in Qatar can be “the first international competition to test” improved concussion protocols in soccer, FIFA stated Friday.
FIFA cited a key goal of “reducing the pressure on medical personnel to make a quick assessment” of an injured participant on the sphere.
Players with suspected head accidents may be changed completely in Club World Cup video games along with the crew’s 5 substitutes.
The Club World Cup options title holders from every of the six continental confederations, plus the home champion of host Qatar.
The match draw can be made on Jan. 19 in Zurich.