Uefa is to introduce new rules on how to deal with head injuries to prevent players suffering possible concussion.
Referees will be able to stop matches for up to three
minutes and the team doctor will make a decision if an injured player
can continue.
Uefa secretary general Gianni Infantino said: "It's the
team doctor who can immediately see the situation, he is the most
reliable person to take this responsibility."
The new rules take effect immediately.
The Premier League introduced new rules at the start of the season,
which state the club doctor must decide if a player is capable of continuing, not team management.
Uefa's rule changes came after two high-profile incidents at the World Cup which saw
Uruguay's Alvaro Pereira
and
Germany's Christoph Kramer
play on after suffering head injuries.
- BBC SPORT
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