Throw ins to Be Scrapped From Football Soon as Lawmakers Set to Introduce Kick ins Proposed by Arsene Wenger

• Football lawmakers IFAB are set to make some changes to the rules of football as they are set to introduce kick-ins in the game
• Kick-ins will replace throw-ins from football as the football chiefs are considering the idea proposed by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
• IFAB looking for ways to reduce time-wasting and will consider other proposals that will help in making football exciting

Arsene Wenger may be retired from coaching but the former Arsenal manager is making huge changes to football in his new role as FIFA's Chief Head of Global Football Development

Arsene Wenger has set out to radically change football's old rules and has proposed kick-ins to replace throw-ins from the game which has now been backed by football lawmakers IFAB.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the rule change would be tested following discussions at the 136th Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board Daily Mail reports.

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The new rule is to reduce time-wasting from football as lawmakers try to find more ways to speed up the game to make football more exciting.

Wenger has always maintained throw-ins have been a way for opposing teams to waste time during a football game while also revealing it to also a disadvantage to the attacking team to obtain a throw-in late in a game.

FIFA to scrap biennial World Cup plans

Meanwhile, FIFA might not go ahead with its plans to stage the World Cup after every two years following the heavy backlash the idea received from football’s stakeholders.

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino had distanced the football body from the idea which was proposed by Arsene Wenger back in April during a speech at FIFA's congress in Qatar CGTN News reports.

Wenger had proposed the FIFA World Cup be played every two years rather than once in four years which is the current format but the idea faced serious backlash from major football associations.

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Former UEFA boss Michel Platini reveals 1998 World Cup was fixed

Earlier, Sports Brief reported former UEFA President and France legend Michel Platini has revealed that the 1998 World Cup draw was tampered with.

Platini, who is currently under trial together with former FIFA President Sepp Blatter, has confessed that there was a scheme to ensure that hosts France, didn’t meet pre-tournament favourites Brazil until the final.

Platini was a very talented player during his days. He is one of the few players to have won the Ballon d’Or at least three times after his exploits in 1983, 1984, and 1985.