New rule changes approved by the International Football Association Board were unveiled Tuesday making several changes to the FIFA Laws of the Game. Those new changes to the game will be adopted by Major League Soccer in 2020.
The rule changes include more specific guidelines for when a referee should call a handball, a change to the substitution procedure to make players exit the field at the nearest boundary instead of making their way to the fourth official and allowing red and yellow cards to team officials. There was also a change to goal kick restarts.
Changes for the rules go into effect for all FIFA sanctioned competitions that begin after June 1 and therefore won't apply to MLS in 2019.
