The English Premier League (EPL) 2024/25 season will be starting from Friday. The PL has seen the dominance of Manchester City in recent years. They are the reigning champions of the EPL. This season will be a lot more intense and exciting for the fans and the footballers as well. The spectators might see a new winner of the league for the forthcoming season.
Over the years there has been controversy over refereeing decisions that have gone against some teams. Despite the advancement of technology still there controversial decisions that have changed the factor of the games. Ahead of the forthcoming season, there are new rules that are set to be implemented. Some rules have been better received than others, but you never know how something is going to play out until it’s tried and this season.
There will be 8 new rules for the upcoming season. That will be implemented to improve how football in England’s top flight is played. Some will have much larger effects than others, but all eight are notable for their reasons. The question now arises whether the rules how the rules will impact the game and the fans of the league.
Big task for the Premier League to get success with new rules
Starting with the 2024/25 season, Premier League teams will be able to reveal their starting lineups with supporters 75 minutes before each game. In the case of handballs, the non-deliberate offence will not automatically result in a yellow card, as it could have in the past. Instead, officials will treat the incident like a normal foul within the area. They will be sanctioned in the same way as fouls, which are attempts to play the ball or challenges for it.
Semi-automated offside will be introduced. But will will take place after the international break in September, October, or November. Next comes only the captain is allowed to speak with the referees. Any other player will be punished if they confront the officials. This is similar to things the fans saw in UEFA Euro 2024.
Last season, officials tried to control time-wasting by adding an absurd amount of extra time to the end of Premier League matches. A new regulation has been implemented, which states that referees will only begin calculating the seconds squandered once a goal is scored beyond the 30-second mark.
VAR will also not be involved in subjective decisions and will only look at obvious errors. No mid-season or Christmas break for the players. And the last one will be there is a new PL Match Centre social media account that will communicate detailed facts about VAR decisions.
