FIFA news

Platini frustrated over law changes

August 31, 2012
By ESPN staff
UEFA president Michel Platini has expressed disappointment that Sepp Blatter did not consult anyone in FIFA's executive committee before deciding to introduce goal-line technology.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which was founded in 1886, meets twice a year to determine any changes to the laws of the game. The FAs of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each carry one vote while Blatter, as FIFA president, carries four.

Last month, the IFAB officially ...

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