Red cards, VAR and offside laws facing Ifab review at London meeting

It is seen as a scourge of the modern game. The goalkeeper steps off the ball and the game is stopped. All 10 outfield players flock to the technical area for a team talk.

As soon as the coach receives his new instructions, the goalkeeper stands up. There is nothing the referees can do about this.

It is often used by a coach when his team is in trouble or perhaps a player has been sent off and needs to reorganize.

In November, Leeds United manager Daniel Farke accused Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma of faking an injury to “bend the rules”.

The outfielder receiving treatment must leave the field for 30 seconds.

The same logic cannot be applied to goalkeepers, so Ifab is considering forcing the coach to remove a player from outside the area.

Some dispute this, believing it is based on the assumption that the goalkeeper cheated when he may have actually been injured.

Ifab accepts that something needs to be done to try it at lower levels next season and evaluate the results.

However, if you think 30 seconds is too much, it can be longer.

In the Arab Cup held last month, FIFA made players obliged to leave the field for two minutes if they were subjected to physical intervention.

But this is not a new idea and has been around in Major League Soccer in the United States for the last two years.

Players who land, remain on the ground or receive treatment for more than 15 seconds must rest for two minutes, with a few exceptions.

The Premier League is believed to be against any extra time longer than 30 seconds.