Regulation
Football regulation news from Tacticost: FFP, PSR, governance changes, and the rulings shaping how clubs are run off the pitch, explained clearly as they happen.
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Premier League referees head into the 2026-27 season with explicit new discretion to crack down on set-piece grappling, and the man in charge of English refereeing has been blunt about what that means: fewer warnings, and more fouls actually given. The change follows a season in which Arsenal’s set-piece routines — and their rivals’ complaints…
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The FIFA Breach of Trust Explained A FIFA breach of trust is now the accusation rocking world football, after three of the sport’s most powerful confederations turned a private governance dispute into open revolt. In a joint letter this week, UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF said FIFA’s leadership acted with “deception” over…
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UEFA yellow card rule change is now official: the suspension threshold across its three men’s club competitions has moved from three accumulated bookings to four. The update applies to the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, and it changes how many routine cautions a player or staff member can pick up before missing a…
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On 19th September 2026, all 211 of FIFA’s member associations face a deadline. Approve a new proposal, and each receives an immediate $20 million payment. Approve it, and FIFA can begin selling roughly a fifth of a new entity — FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), valued at $20 billion and built around the commercial rights to…
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IFAB is trialling a rule to stop goalkeeper time-wasting: treat a keeper, lose an outfield player for a minute. This is how it will work in England. IFAB’s new goalkeeper rule: why faking an injury could soon cost your team a player Goalkeepers going down clutching an ankle, physio’s jogging out, teammates gathering round for…
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The Premier League’s new Squad Cost Ratio replaces PSR from 2026/27. Here’s how the 85% threshold, red-zone sanctions, and all the other acronyms and technical terminology works out. Premier League clubs have torn up the old financial rulebook. From the 2026/27 season, the Squad Cost Ratio (SCR) — paired with new Sustainability and Systemic Resilience…