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UEFA Angry at ‘10 Minutes’ of FIFA Extra Time… “Adverse Effects on Player Health”

In the UEFA Champions League (UCL), where the group stage has been completed, it is expected that no additional time of "more than 10 minutes" will be found, as the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) does in the World Cup.

ESPN reported on the 31st (Korean time) that UCL referees would not follow FIFA"s extra time policy.

Zvonimir Boban (Croatia), UEFA"s "Chief of Football" and the equivalent of the match committee chairman, said that granting extra time at the World Cup level in UCL matches was "absolutely absurd" and that too much extra time was necessary. It was claimed that it had a negative impact on the players" health.

FIFA required referees at the 2022 Qatar World Cup and the 2023 Australia-New Zealand Women"s World Cup held in December last year to ensure that the game time, including extra time, is at least 100 minutes.

FIFA grants additional time of more than 10 minutes on the logic that the actual game time on the ground is only 50 to 55 minutes, taking into account celebrations after scoring goals, player substitutions, game stoppages due to injuries, time delays, etc. Guidelines were put forward.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that sets the rules and format of football, also recommends that matches played in countries around the world be played in accordance with FIFA"s extra time guidelines. However, UEFA claimed, totosafeguide.com

"UCL"s actual match time averages 60 minutes and 7 seconds, which is about 5 minutes longer than the average for each national league."

In addition, Boban criticized FIFA"s extra time guidelines, saying, "If extra time of 12, 13, or 14 minutes is granted, we end up playing about five more games during the season."