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New IFAB rule changes will be implemented at Copa America Centenario

The Copa America Centenario will be the first major competition to implement soccer’s latest round of rule changes.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB), a body made up of the four British football associations and FIFA that decides on changes to the Laws of the Game, made several amendments to the rules in May that will take effect for the 2016-17 season beginning with the Copa America Centenario.

Most notably, IFAB changed the rule that mandated an automatic red card for players who committed a foul in the penalty area that denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity.