The Premier League are set to introduce three new rules for next season with VAR one of those being considered following many controversial moments with it.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB)’s are wanting changes to the use of VAR pitchside monitors as well as the handball and penalty rules.
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Referees are now much more likely to spend time reviewing decisions via pitch-side monitors, something that was not seen enough in the 2019/20 campaign.
The IFAB said in a statement: “Where a reviewable incident is subjective, the expectation is that the referee will undertake an ‘on-field review’.
“It was furthermore agreed that more insight into the decision-making process, for example access to the conversation between match officials during a review, would not be appropriate at this point, but that more effort should be made to enhance existing communication approaches to improve understanding of the review process and the referee’s final decision.”
‘Accidental handball’ has been a huge topic of conversation this season, that is something that has been addressed.
The statement added: “Accidental handball by an attacking player should only be penalised if it ‘immediately’ results in a goal or an obvious opportunity for the player and/or their team to score a goal (i.e. following the handball, the ball travels only a short distance and/or there are very few passes).
“For the purposes of determining handball offences, the ‘arm’ stops at the bottom of the armpit.”
From the 2020/2021 season, they penalty kicks will only be retaken if the keeper comes off their line and saves the penalty.
Meaning that if the penalty is off target, it won’t be retaken despite the keeper coming off their line.
However, encroachment will result in a penalty being retaken even if it’s scored or not.
Offside laws are currently being reviewed with a view of making the margin of error greater in an attempt to avoid ‘armpit offsides’ which have been prevalent this season.
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