players will be able to in the future has also been referred due to a deliberate cough in the direction of the referee or other players of the field. The decided, the rule Keeper of the International Football Association Board (Ifab). The new Directive has been incorporated for protection against the Coronavirus in the rulebook. Any punishment is at the discretion of the arbitrator.
In case of a random cough, or in the case of a large distance between the players, the referee should take no action, the report says. There must be a definite act. Also in the case of footballers, the once-popular Spit and nose free-spit is seen in a few months like, but is not punished. “Emission of saliva (Spit) is to be avoided,” it said in the hygiene concept of the DFL.
The cough-prohibition is not the first rule, introduced by the Ifab in the Wake of the Corona pandemic. After re-introduction of the competitive games after the Lockdown had been decided, to allow five instead of three substitutions. This should not be taken on the health of the players consideration, in order to avoid Overloads. This rule should also be in the upcoming season continue to be valid.
The rules panel Ifab is formed from a total of eight “football”: it is composed of one representative each from the four British football associations from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as four delegates from the world football Federation (Fifa).
