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The international football Association Board (IFAB), which regulates the rules of football, has announced that until December 31, 2020 permitted number of substitutions in official matches is increased from three to five. This rule is intended to reduce the potential burden on the players after a pause caused by a coronavirus pandemic. Measures aimed at reducing the health risks of athletes are discussed in other sports, but in tennis already published special regulations that must be complied with during official tournaments.The IFAB decision on the temporary increase of the permitted number of substitutions in official football matches coincided with yesterday’s message about the resumption since may 16, the German Bundesliga tournament which is among the five most prestigious European national Championships and is the first major sports competition, come to life in a pandemic coronavirus. This is a temporary coincidence is hardly accidental, although in a statement posted on the website of the International football Federation (FIFA), it is specified that the last word in the decision on the application of this amendment remains with the organizer of each particular tournament.Due to the fact that after the associated with pandemic break the football calendar will greatly compacted and the load on the athletes increase, each team is allowed to use up to five replacements. In addition, during the overtime, there remains the possibility of a further, additional replacement. Thus, theoretically, during some football games, the coach can change six people out of 11, that is, more than half of the composition.In football it is the first innovation in the rules of the game due to the pandemic and, possibly, not the last. Similar issues are worked out in other sports and the international tennis Federation (ITF) has already issued special rules of conduct during official tournaments.Among the essential points of this document — compliance with 12 conditions. The residence time of the athlete at the stadium before and after games should be minimized, it is prohibited to even use the shower in the locker room, and the judges, officials and boys, feeding balls, will necessarily have to use protective masks and gloves.In addition, another nine points of the rules formulated in the form of recommendations. In particular, welcomes the holding of the competition exclusively in open courts and only in singles. Separately painted sanitary norms outside of the court. In particular, all officials and spectators are required to comply with the six-foot social distance.Recall that at the moment the professional tennis calendar stopped until July 13. According to “Kommersant”, in mid-may, ten��any quarantine will be extended until the beginning of August, and then at least one more time before September. The training and informal competitions in some European countries and the USA have been resolved.Eugene Fedyakov