FIFA-time: Multiple extra minutes lead to more goals and injuries
November 22 – New FIFA guidelines resulted in more than an hour of stoppage time in the first four World Cup games in bid to maximise playing time and avoid time-wasting.
No fewer than 27 minutes were added on to England’s 6-2 win against Iran on Monday after Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand’s head injury but managers, players and fans have been baffled by how much additional time referees are finding.
It now emerges that this was a strategy devised by FIFA referees chief Pierluigi Collina before the competition began.
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