{"id":1093017,"date":"2019-06-11T11:57:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T10:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093017"},"modified":"2019-06-11T12:58:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T11:58:14","slug":"concussion-substitutions-football","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/concussion-substitutions-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Concussion substitutions could be introduced by 2021, says UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A rule permitting additional substitutions for players who have suffered concussion could be introduced by 2021, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ceferin is concerned that a player could suffer a serious injury if the process for treating \u2013 and assessing \u2013 concussed players does not improve in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>Five things to know about concussions in football&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>At present, you are allowed a maximum of three substitutions in competitive fixtures.<\/li>\n<li>Uefa requested a review of the current concussion protocol in May.<\/li>\n<li>Fifa were asked to reconsider concussion policies, urged to prevent a player deemed to be concussed from returning to the field of play.<\/li>\n<li>Uefa rulings dictate that medical staff are only allowed three minutes to determine whether a player is concussed.<\/li>\n<li>Ceferin has been Uefa president since 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7284737-it-s-time-to-talk-about-a-potential-bernard-or-silva\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAGB1_lwBKG8A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters, Ceferin referenced Tottenham&#8217;s Jan Vertonghen as an example of why concussion in professional football needs to be treated with the utmost care to provide adequate protection for the players.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian defender suffered a concussion in Tottenham&#8217;s Champions League semi-final clash with Ajax but was allowed back onto the pitch, despite still visibly struggling.<\/p>\n<p>Vertonghen lasted mere moments before having to be substituted and was heavily supported by members of Tottenham&#8217;s medical staff as he made his way down the tunnel towards the changing rooms.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Matthijs de Ligt or Frenkie de Jong? Nations League Fans Quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uLx3oaV8oxk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the potential new ruling, Ceferin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/11738202\/concussion-substitutions-planned-from-2021-says-uefa-president-aleksander-ceferin\">said<\/a>: &#8220;After Vertonghen&#8217;s situation I was scared that something would happen. Because it was clear when he came back that he didn&#8217;t feel well. He could die there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will have discussions with FIFA about it to change the laws of the games. Assessment is easier [in 10 minutes]. Now it is crazy. And you can die because of that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1087222 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/02174327\/Jan-Vertonghen-Tottenham-2019-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/02174327\/Jan-Vertonghen-Tottenham-2019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/02174327\/Jan-Vertonghen-Tottenham-2019-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/02174327\/Jan-Vertonghen-Tottenham-2019-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/05\/02174327\/Jan-Vertonghen-Tottenham-2019-66x45.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t see it as a problem. FIFA is also interested in solving this issue. If something were to happen we would regret it forever.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to do something. And if it helps one out of a million players, you did everything [you could].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The rule change wouldn&#8217;t influence the game, change the game or make it less interesting. Now it [the situation] will move. FIFA is very, very interested in this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"7c4c485a-3260-4ab4-8346-d80b747acdcd\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rule permitting additional substitutions for players who have suffered concussion could be introduced by 2021, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has said. 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