The Premier League has banned ball boys from returning the ball to players

Now the ball will be picked up by players from special stands

To the regulations Premier League matches changes have been made to actions ballboys.

Against the backdrop of dissatisfaction with the operation of the “multiball” system, new regulatory actions were applied to the actions of ballboys. Now ball boys are prohibited from returning the ball to football players when it goes out of bounds.

Multi-ball rules give the home team an advantage due to the work of the ballboys, who can return the ball to play at different speeds. Now, according to the new Premier League regulations, football players will have to pick up the ball themselves from one of the nearest special stands located near the field lines, and not receive the ball thrown to them. The new task of the ballboys will only be to return the balls to the free stand.

The leader of the Premier League is Arsenal, followed by Liverpool and Manchester City. There are ten rounds left until the end of the 2023/24 season.

Source: Sportarena

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