THE LENGTH of Premier League matches may dramatically change after talks between club chiefs.
It is an exciting day for top-flight supporters up and down the country with the release of the 2023/24 fixtures this morning.
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Now Premier League matches could be set to follow suitRex
The first televised fixtures of the new Premier League season have also been revealed.
Big guns Arsenal and Manchester United have discovered who they will kick-off against, while Liverpool have been handed a nightmare start.
But the match schedule is not the only news to be announced – a brand new Premier League ball will also come into play come August.
And now a rule change regarding additional time could also have a major impact on the upcoming campaign.
The 20 Premier League clubs met in Hampshire yesterday to discuss a number of issues at the top-flight’s AGM.
One of the topics on the agenda was adding the kind of lengthy stoppage-time that we all witnessed at the World Cup back in the winter.
Fifa introduced that measure in an effort to limit time-wasting in Qatar.
We regularly saw matches going behind the 100 minute mark.
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And now we could see that becoming a regular occurrence in the Premier League after club chiefs discussed the prospect of introducing a similar measure domestically.
IFAB are the ones that govern the laws of the game.
And they have readily encouraged referees to follow the example of officials at the World Cup and add on time that they feel has been wasted.
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