In January of this year Sports Shorts wrote about the possibility of the introduction of a retrospective diving ban. At the time of writing it was unclear whether the FA would be able to convince its various stakeholders this was a good idea. Ahead of the culmination of the Premier League season on Sunday, the … Continue Reading
Pop quiz. Who is in charge of the laws of the game of association football? If you said FIFA, you would be wrong. It is in fact the International Football Association Board (“IFAB”) which determines the rules of the world’s most popular sport and has done since its formation in 1886. FIFA, which was not … Continue Reading