FIFA to trial concussion substitution at subsequent month’s Club World Cup

Image Source : AP Manchester City’s John Stones reacts injured on the floor in the course of the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United on the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec., 26
FIFA will let groups use concussion substitutes at subsequent month’s Club World Cup in an effort to raised defend gamers with head accidents.
The seven-team event in Qatar will probably be “the first international competition to test” improved concussion protocols in soccer, FIFA stated Friday.

FIFA cited a key purpose of “reducing the pressure on medical personnel to make a quick assessment” of an injured participant on the sphere.

Players with suspected head accidents will 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 event draw will probably be made on Jan. 19 in Zurich.