England to use new IFAB rules

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England’s friendlies before Euro 2016 will be the first games to feature new laws agreed by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) earlier this year.

The law changes do not come into effect until June 1, but the Football Association has agreed with counterparts in Australia and Turkey to use them.

England face Turkey on May 22, take on Australia on May 27 and play their final game before the tournament in France against Portugal on June 2.

The most significant change removes the so-called ‘triple punishment’ currently in place for the denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity, where a player and team can be hit with a penalty, red …

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