If you do not know FIFA only allows 3 substitutions for league matches and 7 for friendlies. How many players a team has on the bench is determined by their governing body but it is usually 7 for most major competitions. This is a good rule in a normal game because a team has a great advantage by being in better shape and the manager has much less room for error when making a substitution than when he is unlimited ones. This proposition would change the rule slightly. If a team already uses its 3 substitutions and one of their players gets an injury so severe there is no chance they can play like a extremely broken leg, heart attack, etc., they can be replaced. This is fair because a manager cannot predict an injury to happen. Some may say that a manager should keep an extra substitute on the bench in case of this but what if by some chance they have two severe injuries in one game.
The next change is the white flag rule that can be used in games that are in the first half of the season and in certain games in the second half. Games in the second half that could use this rule would be games between two teams that have cleared relegation as well as being eliminated from Champions' League contention. If a team is getting blown out they can use the white flag rule to allow them to do a wholesale lineup change. All players that get subbed in must be under 21 years old. Both teams must agree to the white flag rule and there is one other case where the rule may be used. If both teams have qualified for Champions League but are eliminated from title contention they may use the rule.
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