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The number of substitutions allowed in football matches will increase from three to five as part of a change to the rules of the Beautiful Game.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will ratify the adjustment during a meeting in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Monday. The five substitutions rule was originally introduced in May 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League then reverted to only allowing three subs, becoming the only major competition to do so.

In a fresh development, the IFAB has decided five substitutes should be allowed on a permanent basis and will alter the laws of the game to reflect this. This comes three months after Premier League clubs voted to reintroduce the rule, starting from the beginning of the 2022/23 season.

The IFAB states the substitutions can be made on three occasions during a fixture, with the exception of half-time. Teams can also made a sixth change if a match goes to extra-time. The use of five substitutes has been a controversial topic in the past.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola are keen advocates of the rule but other teams in the Premier League with smaller squads claimed it would give the biggest clubs an unfair advantage. Former Burnley boss Sean Dyche led the protests against five substitutes and clashed with Klopp over the issue on numerous occasions. However, the German and Guardiola have succeeded in their bid to