FIFA wants to improve football's concussion protocol by stopping matches for three minutes while team doctors assess players with head injuries.
After high-profile incidents of injured players staying on the field at the World Cup, FIFA said Tuesday its executive committee will confirm a proposal that gives referees new powers to halt play at its two-day meeting starting Thursday. The board includes Belgian doctor Michel D'Hooghe, who chairs the FIFA and UEFA medical committees.
''The incidents at the World Cup have shown that the role of team doctors needs to be reinforced in order to ensure the correct management of potential cases of concussion,'' FIFA said in a statement.
UEFA adopted the three-minute break protocol last week and will apply it in Champions League matches from next week.In the World Cup final, Germany midfielder Christoph Kramer played on for 14 minutes against Argentina before being substituted when clearly disorientated.
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