Topic - International Football Association Board

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) is the body that determines the Laws of the Game of association football. - Source: Wikipedia

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From left, English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham, Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford, Irish Football Association chief executive Patrick Nelson, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell attend a press conference in Holywood, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Changes to the offside law are coming to soccer that will aim to give the benefit of the doubt to attacking players when goal decisions are reviewed by video replays. A law designed to stop goal-hanging will be subject to a global consultation that was approved Saturday by the International Football Association Board with the intention of giving an edge to attackers. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

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From left, English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham, Football Association of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford, Irish Football Association chief executive Patrick Nelson, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell attend a press conference in Holywood, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Changes to the offside law are coming to soccer that will aim to give the benefit of the doubt to attacking players when goal decisions are reviewed by video replays. A law designed to stop goal-hanging will be subject to a global consultation that was approved Saturday by the International Football Association Board with the intention of giving an edge to attackers. (AP Photo/Rob Harris)

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a press conference after the 131st International Football Association Board (IFAB) annual general meeting at Wembley stadium in London, Friday, March 3, 2017. Sin bins and rolling substitutions will be allowed in the lower levels of soccer after being approved by the game's lawmaking body. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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