IFAB have come up with a list of possible rule changes to be discussed.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40311889
The main one is that 45-minute halves be replaced with 30-minute halves with the clock stopped when the ball goes out of play for these reasons (among others, read the link):
Other ideas up for discussion:from a penalty being awarded to the spot-kick being taken
from a goal being scored until the match resumes from the kick-off
from asking an injured player if he requires treatment to play restarting
from the referee showing a yellow or red card to play resuming
from the signal of a substitution to play restarting
from a referee starting to pace a free-kick to when it is taken
One of the proposals would allow being able to dribble straight from a free-kick to "encourage attacking play as the player who is fouled can stop the ball and then immediately continue their dribble/attacking move". Other measures include:
- passing to yourself at a free-kick, corner and goal-kick
- a stadium clock which stops and starts along with the referee's watch
- allowing the goal-kick to be taken even if the ball is moving
- a goal-kick being taken on the same side that the ball went out on
- a "clearer and more consistent definition" of handball
- a player who scores a goal or stops a goal with his hands gets a red card
- a keeper who handles a backpass or throw-in from a team-mate concedes a penalty
- the referee can award a goal if a player stops a goal being scored by handling on or close to the goal-line
- referees can only blow for half-time or full-time when the ball goes out of play
- a penalty kick is either scored or missed/saved and players cannot follow up to score to stop encroachment into the penalty area
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