The Premier League will ignore FIFA's new ultra-strict edict on stoppage time when it resumes after the World Cup.
Sportsmail has learned a number of referees have been shocked at the amount of time being added on in Qatar. And they have sought clarification from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited over whether they will be asked to do the same.
FIFA referees' chief Pierluigi Collina made it clear officials must add all 'unnatural lost time' to the end of each half, which has led to unusually long matches.
England's win over Iran lasted 117 minutes, while the average match length for the first four days has been 102 minutes and 42 seconds, four minutes longer than the Premier League average this season.