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English Premier League agrees on five subs for rest of this season

Premier League - Manchester United v Leicester City - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - August 10, 2018. Manchester United's Scott McTominay prepares to come on as a substitute. [Reuters/Andrew Boyers]

Managers will be able to make up to five substitutions for the remainder of the 2019/20 Premier League season after clubs agreed to the temporary rule change at a meeting yesterday.

FIFA proposed the solution last month to "protect player welfare" with a large number of matches packed into a few weeks to clear the backlog of a three-month layoff due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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