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The European Football Association (UEFA) has announced that it will allow the five substitutions in the 2020 European Football Championship, which has been postponed until next summer, in order to continue facing the Coronavirus pandemic.
The UEFA said, in a statement after a meeting of its Executive Committee today, that it had taken the decision to allow the five substitutions in the next European Cup of Nations, "because the rule is approved in the World Cup qualifiers extending from March 2021 to March 2022," adding that "the reasons related to the rule of five substitutions are still They are valid due to local and international competition schedules affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
UEFA added that the rule will also be adopted in the two rounds, the semi-finals and the final, of the European Nations League next October, and in the relegation attachment matches in March 2022.
The permitted number of substitutions was raised from three to five after the resumption of competitions last season following a forced suspension due to the pandemic, and it is adopted in the Champions League, the European League (Europa League), and most of the leagues in Europe except for the English Premier League within the five major leagues.
UEFA also canceled its decision to limit the capacity of the stadiums hosting the European Cup of Nations 2020 at 3The UEFA statement also stated that "Given that each of the 55 federations under the umbrella of the European Union is facing a different situation within the framework of its management of the (Covid-19) pandemic, the issue of setting a ceiling for public capacity is no longer in effect." On the other hand, the ban on foreign fans in stadiums "until the club competition finals", meaning the European Champions League and European League (Europa League), which will be held next May.
The new decision will take effect tomorrow Thursday, and will also apply to the futsal competitions that are held behind closed doors