The K League 1 season kicks off on May 8. However, it will abide by the new international rules, according to the Korea Football Association. The South Korean men’s football league will be the first tournament to use the 2020-2021 Laws of the Game.
The International Football Association Board made the rules that govern association football. Its Laws of the Game would take effect on June 1. However, leagues that start their seasons in April or May can use them right away.
Most European leagues were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The start of the K League was supposed to be on February 29. However, coronavirus delayed the start by more than two months.
K League 1 Season Start
According to the best gambling websites, K League 1 will have several rule changes for the new season. The first one is that the keeper will get a warning for the first offense during penalty kicks. Also, he will get a yellow card for succeeding offenses.
The referee will not penalize the goalkeeper if the penalty kick misses the goal or the ball rebounds from the goal without the keeper touching it. However, the keeper gets a penalty if the action affected the kicker, according to sports betting odds sources.
Based on sports wagering reports, the referee will penalize an attacking player for an accidental handball only if it leads to a goal or a goal-scoring opportunity. The rule changes will lead to fewer stoppages.
Won Chang-ho, director of the referees’ committee of the KFA, said that the new rules are easy to implement. K League officials will have little difficulty applying the rules in the upcoming season. Many football fans are already excited about the start of the new season, as sports events are coming back in Korea after a long period of postponement.
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