UEFA boss criticizes the new overtime rule in the Premier League

"If you look at the player's rights, it's a tragedy for them, because each game adds almost 12, 13 or 14 minutes. When you play 60 or 65 minutes, I speak based on experience. myself, especially in the midfield position, the last 30 minutes of the game is a very tiring time. However, someone added 15 minutes, "said Boban.

This season, English football applies a new overtime rule, which was tested by FIFA at the 2022 Men's World Cup and 2023 Women's World Cup. The referee will add the exact number of dead ball minutes from the time the player celebrates a goal or injury. love or replace people. The purpose of this regulation is to increase the actual playing time. Now, it is normal for each match in England to last more than 100 minutes.

Boban is a former Croatian player, who used to play for Dinamo Zagreb or AC Milan. He is working as UEFA's Director of Football. Before him, players like Kevin De Bruyne or Raphael Varane spoke out against the new injury time law. The International Football Players Association (FIFPRO) also criticized this law and defended the rights of players.

"We often criticize the schedule for being too tight, with too many arenas for players to attend. Obviously, we didn't listen to the players and coaches. It's crazy. A match like that is too long. So, UEFA will not apply that rule to the tournaments we manage. Our regulations are different," Boban said.

UEFA president Roberto Rosetti also defended Boban's opinion, revealing that the agency has also sought to increase the actual playing time of each game over the past five years but disagrees with the way of the English Premier League. "There are things more important than injury time, the exact number of dead ball minutes. Why do people like the Champions League? It's because of the tension, the attractiveness and the determination of the players. We ask our referees to push. get the ball into play faster or focus on timing to add."

Following the statement of UEFA leaders, FIFPRO welcomed the organization's approach and pledged to work together to defend the rights of players.