Premier League sides have sufficient depth to cope with the five substitutes rule, insists the head of the world players' union. English top-flight clubs voted to adopt a temporary dispensation to the laws of the game to enable them to make up to five changes in the final part of the 2019-20 season played in June and July, following the suspension of competition due to the coronavirus pandemic. On August 6 clubs voted to revert back to three substitutes per match for the 2020-21 season, but there are reports that some are pushing for a new vote at Thursday's shareholders' meeting. #PL Clubs also agreed to revert back to using up to three substitute players per match, with a maximum of...
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